Table 1: The baseline characteristics.
Characteristics |
Number of patients (n = 150) |
Sex |
70% (n = 105) males |
Age (years) |
60 ± 5 |
Type of heart disease: |
|
· Hypertension |
42% (n = 69) |
· Cardiovascular disease |
18% (n = 30) |
· Cardiomyopathy |
11% (n = 18) |
· Angina Pectoris |
11% (n = 18) |
· Valvular heart disease |
11% (n = 18) |
· Arrhythmia |
5% (n = 8) |
· Pericarditis |
1% (n = 2) |
· Myocarditis |
1% (n = 2) |
Hyperlipidemia |
50.6% (n = 71) |