Table 4.
Comparisons between patients with Idiopathic DCM and patients with other forms of NIDCM in characterization of NIDCM in native Tanzanian cohort: MOYO Study.
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| VARIABLE | IDIOPATHIC CAUSES OF DCM | p–VALUE | |
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| YES n = 113 (%) | NO n = 289 (%) | ||
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| Median age in years (IQR) | 50 (40, 59) | 58 (43, 68) | <0.001 |
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| Age group <45 | |||
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| Yes | 42 (37.2) | 78 (27.0) | 0.045 |
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| No | 71 (62.8) | 211 (73.0) | |
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| Sex | |||
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| Male | 64 (56.6) | 156 (54.0) | 0.630 |
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| Female | 49 (43.4) | 133 (46.0) | |
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| Medically insured | |||
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| Insured | 52 (46.0) | 162 (56.1) | 0.070 |
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| Not insured | 61 (54.0) | 127 (43.9) | |
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| NYHA class at presentation | |||
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| I | 3 (2.7) | 5 (1.7) | 0.004 |
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| II | 37 (32.7) | 95 (32.9) | |
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| III | 43 (38.1) | 152 (52.6) | |
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| IV | 30 (26.5) | 37 (12.8) | |
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| Familial DCM | |||
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| Yes | 12 (10.6) | 25 (8.7) | 0.539 |
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| No | 101 (89.4) | 264 (91.3) | |
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| Median LVEF (IQR) | 28.7 (22.1, 32.6) | 29.5 (23.6, 37.0) | 0.073 |
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| LVEF category <30 | |||
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| Yes | 62 (54.9) | 146 (50.5) | 0.433 |
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| No | 51 (45.1) | 143 (49.5) | |
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| Presence of bundle branch block | |||
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| No BBB | 86 (76.1) | 245 (84.8) | 0.042 |
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| LBBB | 25 (22.1) | 35 (12.1) | |
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| RBBB | 2 (1.8) | 9 (3.1) | |
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| PVC seen | |||
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| Yes | 29 (25.7) | 60 (20.8) | 0.295 |
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| No | 84 (74.3) | 228 (79.2) | |
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| Atrial fibrillation | |||
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| Yes | 8 (7.1) | 36 (12.5) | 0.118 |
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| No | 105 (92.9) | 252 (87.5) | |
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BBB – bundle branch block; LBBB – left bundle branch block; RBBB – right bundle branch block; PVC – premature ventricular contractions.