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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics and hemodynamics of the study population

From: Novel functional advanced echocardiography for the assessment of myocardial mechanics in children with neurocardiogenic syncope – a blinded prospective speckle tracking head-up tilt-table challenge study

 

Syncope (HUTT+)

(n = 21)

Syncope (HUTT-)

(n = 22)

Control

(n = 41)

p-value (ANOVA)

 

Age (years)

13.43 ± 2.84

14.43 ± 2.31

13.30 ± 3.06

0.318

Height (cm)

160.14 ± 20.49

164.24 ± 17.06

157.65 ± 15.67

0.375

Weight (kg)

56.29 ± 21.49

60.10 ± 19.28

49.95 ± 15.34

0.101

Female gender (%)

66.7%

40.9%

53.66%

0.184

Body surface (m2)

1.57 ± 0.39

1.65 ± 0.34

1.48 ± 0.29

0.165

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.07 ± 4.66

21.65 ± 3.62

19.62 ± 3.2

0.1

Positive tilt-table test (n)

21

0

2

0.001

Baseline

Heart rate (bpm)

81.18 ± 18.39

82.27 ± 23.38

80.42 ± 13.33

0.964

BP systolic (mmHg)

113.12 ± 26.42

122.02 ± 52.76

111.29 ± 19.02

0.436

BP diastolic (mmHg)

76.02 ± 24.96

77.64 ± 35.85

64.02 ± 18.36

0.2

HUTT

Heart rate (bpm)

93.24 ± 26.7

101.41 ± 27.19

96.82 ± 16.03

0.605

BP systolic (mmHg)

133.16 ± 45.09

133.71 ± 41.63

128.70 ± 13.56

0.866

BP diastolic (mmHg)

85.94 ± 34.98

87.06 ± 32.33

77.97 ± 18.09

0.580