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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: High sensitive troponin T and heart fatty acid binding protein: Novel biomarker in heart failure with normal ejection fraction?: A cross-sectional study

 

Normal DF (n = 30)

mild LVDD (n = 51)

HFnEF (n = 49)

p-value

All (n = 130)

Clinical variables

     

Age (years)

60 (50-66)

65 (57-69)

72 (67-76)

<0.001*

67 (59-73)

Female gender

15 (50)

21 (41)

28 (57)

0.278

64 (49)

BMI (kg/m2)

26 (24-32)

27 (25-31)

28 (25-31)

0.236

27 (25-32)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

123 (110-130)

130 (126-142)

138 (130-140)

<0.001*

130(122-140)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

76 (70-80)

80 (76-86)

80 (70-84)

0.023*

80(70-83)

CAD

16 (53)

31 (61)

34 (69)

0.346

81 (62)

Previous MI

7 (23)

7 (14)

14 (29)

0.189

28 (22)

Previous stroke

0

2 (4)

2 (4)

0.339

4 [39]

Previous PTCA

14 (46)

25 (496)

25 (51)

0.905

64 (49)

Cardiovascular risk factors

     

Treated hypertension

23 (77)

46 (90)

47 (96)

0.010*

116 (89)

Smoking

7 (23)

8 (16)

6(12)

0.041*

21 (16)

Family history CAD

15 (50)

29 (57)

20 (42)

0.669*

64 (50)

Hyperlipidaemia

14 (46)

38 (74)

33 (67)

0.037*

85 (65)

Glucose metabolism status

     

NGT

13 (43)

13 (25)

12 (24)

0.013*

38 (29)

IGT

11 (37)

13 (25)

10 (20)

 

34 (26)

New detected T2DM

3 (10)

8 (16)

12 (24)

 

23(18)

Known T2DM

3 (10)

17 (33)

15 (31)

 

35 (29)

Medications

     

ACE inhibitor

17 (56)

29 (57)

34 (69)

0.359

80 (61)

AT1 blocker

2 (7)

8 (16)

11 (22)

0.179

21 (16)

Diuretics

5 (17%)

12 (24)

24 (49)

0.003*

41 (32)

Ca2+ blocker

4 (13)

6 (12)

17 (34)

0.011*

27 (21)

ß-Blocker

21 (70%)

32 (63)

42 (86)

0.032*

95 (73)

Insulin therapy

0

8 (20)

6 (15)

0.128

14 (11)

OAD

1 (6)

13 (34)

5 (12)

0.012*

19 (15)

  1. Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%), * statistically significant (p < 0.05). BMI = Body mass index, BP = blood pressure, CAD = Coronary Artery Disease, CABG = coronary bypass graft, DF = diastolic function, HFnEF = heart failure with normal ejection fraction, IGT = impaired glucose tolerance, LVDD = left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, NGT = normal glucose tolerance, OAD = oral anti-diabetic therapy, PTCA = percutaneous coronary angioplasty, T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus