Variable
Overall (n=149) MBFR <2.0 (n=55) MBFR ≥2.0 (n=94)
P-value
Age (years) 59.7 (9.5) 61 (8.6) 59 (9.8) 0.15
Male sex 78 (52%) 29 (53%) 49 (52%) 0.99
Diabetes 16 (11%) 11 (20%) 5 (5%) 0.02
BMI (kg/m²) 27.3 (3.6) 28.4 (3.3) 26.9 (3.7) 0.052
Smoking history 70 (47%) 30 (55%) 40 (43%) 0.18
Hypertension 58 (39%) 28 (51%) 30 (32%) 0.025
Dyslipidemia 84 (56%) 34 (62%) 50 (53%) 0.41
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.2 (1.1) 5.0 (1.2) 5.4 (1.0) 0.07
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 1.6 (1.3) 1.7 (1.1) 1.6 (1.4) 0.66
Hs-CRP (units) 1.4 [0.7, 3.0] 2.1 [0.8, 3.6] 1.3 [0.7, 3.0] 0.13
Septal mitral annular e’ (cm/s) 66 [56, 78] 70 [58, 83] 65 [56, 77] 0.32
Septal mitral annular E/e’ ratio 13.7 [11.2, 16.1] 13.9 [11.1, 15.6] 13.6 [11.2, 16.5] 0.71