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Table 3 Outcomes in selenium and control groups

From: Selenium supplementation in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a proof-of-concept trial

Outcomes

Selenium supplementation group

Controls

p value

Primary outcome

 Composite endpoints

36 (78.3%)

43 (79.6%)

0.867

  All-cause deaths

3 (6.5%)

9 (16.7%)

0.137

  NYHA II to IV

18 (39.1%)

37 (68.5%)

0.006*

  LVEF< 55.0%

33 (71.7%)

38 (70.4%)

0.944

Secondary outcome

 Rehospitalisatons

4 (8.7%)

8 (14.8%)

0.533

  1. NYHA, New York Heart Association; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; *, p value statistically significant. All values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, or as proportions