Table 1: Comparison between the two studied groups according to different demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters.

 

Total (n=106)

Died (n=24)

Survival (n=82)

P value

Age (years)

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

65.1 ± 9.4

72.7 ± 6.3

62.8 ± 9.1

<0.001*

Sex

 

 

 

 

Male

72 (67.9%)

22 (91.7%)

50 (61%)

0.005*

Female

34 (32.1%)

2 (8.3%)

32 (39%)

Smoking

 

 

 

 

Non smoker

52 (49.1%)

2 (8.3%)

50 (61%)

<0.001*

Smoker

54 (50.9%)

22 (91.7%)

32 (39%)

IHD

75 (70.8%)

20 (83.3%)

55 (67.1%)

0.124

HTN

62 (58.5%)

11 (45.8%)

51 (62.2%)

0.152

DM

37 (34.9%)

6 (25%)

31 (37.8%)

0.247

Dyslipidemia

40 (37.7%)

11 (45.8%)

29 (35.4%)

0.352

NYHA

 

 

 

 

III

52 (49.1%)

0 (0%)

52 (63.4%)

<0.001*

IV

54 (50.9%)

24 (100%)

30 (36.6%)

Systolic BP

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

139 ± 19.5

129.2 ± 24.5

141.8 ± 16.9

0.005*

Diastolic BP

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

89.7 ± 12.6

81.7 ± 14.3

92.1 ± 11.1

<0.001*

HR

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

79.5 ± 13.1

92.5 ± 14.5

75.6 ± 9.8

<0.001*

EF %

 

 

 

 

<40

66 (62.3%)

23 (95.8%)

43 (52.4%)

<0.001*

≥40

40 (37.7%)

1 (4.2%)

39 (47.6%)

Mean ± SD.

37.9 ± 10.7

29 ± 8.1

40.5 ± 9.9

<0.001*

Median (Min. - Max.)

35 (11 - 65)

30 (11 - 55)

36 (30 - 65)

Arrythmias

 

 

 

 

Negative

78 (73.6%)

9 (37.5%)

69 (84.1%)

MCp
<0.001*

AF

14 (13.2%)

12 (50%)

2 (2.4%)

PVCs

14 (13.2%)

3 (12.5%)

11 (13.4%)

Valvular disease

 

 

 

 

Negative

51 (48.1%)

12 (50%)

39 (47.6%)

MCp=
0.283

AS

12 (11.3%)

2 (8.3%)

10 (12.2%)

AR

15 (14.2%)

6 (25%)

9 (11%)

MR

28 (26.4%)

4 (16.7%)

24 (29.3%)

Hb level, g/dl

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

10.6 ± 1.4

10.7 ± 0.8

10.6 ± 1.5

0.619

CrCL, ml/min

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

47.5 ± 12.5

35.7 ± 8.7

50.9 ± 11.2

<0.001*

Na

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

139.6 ± 2.1

139.5 ± 2.4

139.6 ± 2

0.806

K

 

 

 

 

Mean ± SD.

3.6 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.4

3.6 ± 0.3

0.533

SD: Standard deviation

p: p value for comparing between the two studied groups.

*: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.

AF: atrial fibrillation, AR: aortic regurgitation, AS: aortic stenosis, BP: blood pressure, Crcl: creatinine clearance, DM: Diabetes Mellitus, EF: ejection fraction, Hb: haemoglobin, HR: heart rate, HTN: hypertension, IHD: ischaemic heart disease, K: potassium, MR: mitral regurgitation, Na: sodium, NYHA: New York heart association, PVC: premature ventricular complex.