Characteristic | Controls n = 8 | HFrEF n = 8 | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55 ± 1.8 | 53 ± 4.5 | 0.939 |
Gender (% male) | 62.5Â % | 62.5Â % | 1.000 |
Weight (Kg) | 83.1 ± 6.4 | 74.6 ± 6.8 | 0.367 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.0 ± 1.3 | 23.3 ± 1.7 | 0.088 |
LVEF (%) | N.A. | 31.3 ± 6.0 | N.A. |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.02 ± 0.18 | 4.45 ± 0.51 | 0.469 |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.53 ± 0.15 | 1.25 ± 0.24 | 0.101 |
LDL (mmol/L) | 3.05 ± 0.29 | 2.52 ± 0.42 | 0.363 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.00 ± 0.09 | 1.77 ± 0.17 | 0.003 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.75 ± 0.16 | 5.51 ± 0.39 | 0.151 |
Serum Creatinine (mmol/L) | 76.91 ± 3.54 | 103.43 ± 17.68 | 0.279 |
hsCRP (mg/L) | <2.9 | 22.0 ± 11.3 | 0.007 |