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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to GGT

From: Predictive value of gamma-glutamyltransferase for ventricular arrhythmias and cardiovascular mortality in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients

 

Total population (n = 140)

GGT < 56 U/L (n = 98)

GGT ≥56 U/L (n = 42)

P value

Age (years)

56.2 ± 13.1

56.1 ± 13.0

56.5 ± 13.4

0.540

Male

105 (75.0%)

65 (66.3%)

40 (95.2%)

< 0.001

BMI (Kg·m− 2)

24.2 ± 2.4

24.2 ± 2.2

24.4 ± 2.7

0.858

Primary prevention

25 (17.9%)

16 (16.3%)

9 (21.4%)

0.470

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

36 (25.7%)

22 (22.4%)

14 (33.3%)

0.177

Hypertension

31 (22.1%)

24 (24.5%)

7 (16.7%)

0.307

Diabetes

4 (2.9%)

3 (3.1%)

1 (2.4%)

0.825

Atrial fibrillation

10 (7.1%)

5 (5.1%)

5 (11.9%)

0.152

QRS duration

112.49 ± 26.89

111.40 ± 26.27

115.72 ± 29.19

0.559

LVEF (%)

44.9 ± 14.7

46.6 ± 14.6

40.9 ± 14.4

0.034

LVEDD (mm)

57.1 ± 13.3

55.9 ± 13.0

60.0 ± 13.7

0.094

NYHA class I-II

95 (67.9%)

71 (72.5%)

24 (57.1%)

0.077

ACEI or ARB

74 (52.9%)

57 (58.2%)

17 (40.5%)

0.055

Beta-blocker

122 (87.1%)

86 (87.6%)

36 (85.7%)

0.741

Amiodarone

80 (57.1%)

56 (57.1%)

24 (57.1%)

1.000

Spironolactone

76 (54.3%)

44 (44.9%)

32 (76.2%)

0.001

Digoxin

38 (27.1%)

26 (26.5%)

12 (28.6%)

0.803

Diuretic

84 (60.0%)

53 (54.1%)

31 (73.8%)

0.029

Statins

50 (35.7%)

39 (39.8%)

11 (26.2%)

0.124

hsCRP (mg·L−1)

4.61 ± 4.74

3.58 ± 4.06

7.03 ± 5.42

< 0.001

eGFR (mL·min−1·1.73 m−2)

80.0 ± 24.5

81.8 ± 24.8

75.8 ± 23.5

0.189

FBG (mmol·L−1)

5.34 ± 1.20

5.14 ± 1.00

5.80 ± 1.50

0.011

HDL (mmol·L−1)

1.03 ± 0.36

1.13 ± 0.31

1.07 ± 0.47

0.365

LDL (mmol·L−1)

2.45 ± 0.73

2.44 ± 0.74

2.47 ± 0.74

0.849

Triglyceride (mmol·L−1)

1.51 ± 0.84

1.51 ± 0.89

1.53 ± 0.74

0.514

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, NYHA class, New York Heart Association class, ACEI or ARB angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, FBG fasting blood glucose, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, GGT gamma-glutamyltransferase