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Table 1 Demographic data and clinical characteristics of the 2 groups

From: Subtle right ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic chronic heavy cigarette smokers: a speckle tracking case-control study

Variable

Smokers (mean ± SD)

Non-smokers (mean ± SD)

p value

Age/year

32.9 ± 7.2

30.9 ± 7.9

0.227

BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 3.1

25.0 ± 2.5

0.481

BSA/m2

1.90 ± 0.16

1.89 ± 0.19

0.902

SBP/mmHg

120 ± 9

117 ± 7

0.132

DBP/mmHg

77 ± 7

75 ± 7

0.359

Pulse (beats/min)

75 ± 9

69 ± 8

0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, BSA body surface area, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure
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