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Table 1 Summary of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants.

From: A community study of the effect of particulate matter on blood measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population

Variable

 

Cardiovascular N = 23

COPD N = 16

Healthy N = 8

Age

Median (range)

77 (56, 86)

80 (65, 89)

78 (66, 88)

Gender

Female

10 (43%)

6 (38%)

4 (50%)

Race

White

23 (100%)

16 (100%)

7 (88%)

History of MI

Yes

9 (39%)

3 (19%)

0 (0%)

Diabetes

Current

4 (17%)

1 (16%)

1 (13%)

Angina

Current

6 (26%)

3 (19%)

0 (0%)

CHF

Current

7 (29%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)