Table 1 Baseline characteristic of HCM patients based on the presence of I-LGE on CMR
|  | HCM with I-LGE (Group 1, n = 22) | HCM with NI-LGE (Group 2, n = 36) | HCM without LGE (Group 3, n = 64) | ANOVA (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | ||||
 Age, (years ± SD) | 57.00 ± 12.90 | 58.47 ± 15.20 | 60.11 ± 15.32 | 0.320 |
 Males, n (%) | 15 (68.18%) | 20 (55.55%) | 33 (51.56%) | 0.399 |
 Height, cm | 161.80 ± 7.21 | 159.9 ± 7.75 | 160.4 ± 8.33 | 0.807 |
 Weight, Kg | 65.7 ± 9.92 | 62.61 ± 11.33 | 65.80 ± 13.33 | 0.470 |
 Hypertension, n (%) | 10 (47.61%) | 16 (50.00%) | 36 (62.06%) | 0.380 |
 Diabetes, n (%) | 2 (10.00%) | 5 (25.62%) | 14 (24.13%) | 0.320 |
 Alcohol, n (%) | 7 (35.00%) | 7 (21.87%) | 15 (25.86%) | 0.574 |
 Smoker, n (%) | 8 (42.10%) | 10 (31.25%) | 17 (29.31%) | 0.579 |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 124.40 ± 19.11 | 122.10 ± 15.27 | 123.70 ± 14.80 | 0.839 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75,43 (67.00, 78.00) | 67.88 ± 10.75 | 71.17 ± 9.52 | 0.181 |
 Heart rate (bpm) | 74.91 ± 17.66 | 74.08 ± 13.86 | 73.79 ± 14.51 | 0.974 |
Laboratory data | ||||
 Hematocrit (%) | 41.56 ± 5.35 | 40.51 ± 6.88 | 39.56 ± 7.19 | 0.804 |
 Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 7.63 (2.28, 8.19) | 6.43 (4.79, 6.39) | 7.18 (5.17, 7.81) | 0.337 |
 Hemoglobin A1c (mg/dL) | 6.42 (5.50, 6.50) | 5.81 (5.10, 6.15) | 6.37 (5.67, 7.02) | 0.086 |
 C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 13.08 (1.17, 4.00) | 16.46 (1.00, 6.35) | 9.98 (1.47, 7.5) | 0.347 |
 NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 4857 (1101, 6596) | 3078 (289.3, 3078) | 1195 (155.9, 1093) | 0.003 |
 BUN (umol/L) | 7.00 (5.31, 7.04) | 7.24 (4.93, 8.03) | 7.06 (4.85, 9.07) | 0.920 |
 Serum creatinine (umol/L) | 79.36 (62.00, 87.35) | 123.20 (63.95, 103.90) | 72.71 (60.38, 78.25) | 0.117 |
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.80 ± 0.83 | 4.79 ± 1.36 | 4.52 ± 1.21 | 0.262 |
 Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 3.44 (0.98, 4.73) | 2.66 (1.18, 2.78) | 2.19 (1.09, 2.63) | 0.747 |
 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.20 (0.94, 1.32) | 1.18 (1.00, 1.41) | 1.38 (0.90, 1.36) | 0.977 |
 Troponin I (ng/mL) | 0.23 (0.001, 0.52) | 0.15 (0.001, 0.01) | 0.04 (0.001, 1.06) | 0.395 |
 Myoglobin (ng/mL) | 73.34 (37.47, 62.00) | 65.81 (35.31, 65.40) | 50.47 (33.89, 57.49) | 0.803 |
 CK-MB (U/L) | 14.63 (10.25, 16.50) | 12.50 (9.00, 14.50) | 12.86 (9.00, 15.25) | 0.341 |