Table 1 Characteristics of children and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD)
From: Comorbidities in congenital heart disease: different patterns in childhood and adulthood
Variables | Children (n = 790) | Adults (n = 843) | Statistics | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, M (Q1, Q3) | 0.00 (0.00,0.00) | 57.60 (49.00, 66.05) | Z = -36.508 | < 0.001 |
Gender, n (%) | χ2 = 51.740 | < 0.001 | ||
Female | 377 (47.72) | 256 (30.37) | ||
Male | 413 (52.28) | 587 (69.63) | ||
Ethnicity, n (%) | χ2 = 82.551 | < 0.001 | ||
Asian | 57 (7.22) | 13 (1.54) | ||
Black | 92 (11.64) | 31 (3.68) | ||
White | 483 (61.14) | 654 (77.58) | ||
Other | 158 (20.00) | 145 (17.20) | ||
Severity of CHD, n (%) | χ2 = 624.040 | < 0.001 | ||
Severe CHD | 59 (7.47) | 22 (2.61) | ||
Shunt CHD | 530 (67.09) | 92 (10.91) | ||
Valve CHD | 167 (21.14) | 607 (72.00) | ||
Other CHD | 34 (4.30) | 122 (14.47) |