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Table 3 Comparison of clinical and biochemical data between patient’s groups

From: Left ventricular markers of global dyssynchrony predict limited exercise capacity in heart failure, but not in patients with preserved ejection fraction

Variable

Limited performance

Good performance

P value

 

(n = 90)

(n =57)

Sex (female, in%)

53

43

0.26

Age (years)

61 ± 12

61 ± 10

0.81

Smoking (%)

25

44

0.04

Diabetes (%)

34

30

0.67

LBBB (%)

24

26

0.75

Preserved EF (%)

30

40

0.24

Body-mass index

28 ± 5

28 ± 4

0.91

Waist/hips ratio

0.95 ± 0.1

0.97 ± 0.1

0.28

NYHA class

2.3 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.7

0.09

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

6.9 ± 3.3

7.1 ± 2.7

0.84

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.2 ± 1.2

4.3 ± 1.3

0.16

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.8 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 0.4

0.25

Urea (mmol/L)

9.9 ± 4.3

9.5 ± 5.2

0.66

Creatinine (μmol/L)

111 ± 36

108 ± 55

0.74

Haemoglobine (g/L)

123 ± 28

133 ± 16

0.03

Heart rate (beats/min)

79 ± 13

77 ± 14

0.51

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation. NYHA = New York Heart Association.