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. 2024 Feb 29;19(1):26. doi: 10.5334/gh.1298

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.


VARIABLE IDIOPATHIC CAUSES OF DCM p–VALUE

YES n = 113 (%) NO n = 289 (%)

Median age in years (IQR) 50 (40, 59) 58 (43, 68) <0.001

Age group <45

            Yes 42 (37.2) 78 (27.0) 0.045

            No 71 (62.8) 211 (73.0)

Sex

            Male 64 (56.6) 156 (54.0) 0.630

            Female 49 (43.4) 133 (46.0)

Medically insured

            Insured 52 (46.0) 162 (56.1) 0.070

            Not insured 61 (54.0) 127 (43.9)

NYHA class at presentation

            I 3 (2.7) 5 (1.7) 0.004

            II 37 (32.7) 95 (32.9)

            III 43 (38.1) 152 (52.6)

            IV 30 (26.5) 37 (12.8)

Familial DCM

            Yes 12 (10.6) 25 (8.7) 0.539

            No 101 (89.4) 264 (91.3)

Median LVEF (IQR) 28.7 (22.1, 32.6) 29.5 (23.6, 37.0) 0.073

LVEF category <30

            Yes 62 (54.9) 146 (50.5) 0.433

            No 51 (45.1) 143 (49.5)

Presence of bundle branch block

            No BBB 86 (76.1) 245 (84.8) 0.042

            LBBB 25 (22.1) 35 (12.1)

            RBBB 2 (1.8) 9 (3.1)

PVC seen

            Yes 29 (25.7) 60 (20.8) 0.295

            No 84 (74.3) 228 (79.2)

Atrial fibrillation

            Yes 8 (7.1) 36 (12.5) 0.118

            No 105 (92.9) 252 (87.5)

BBB – bundle branch block; LBBB – left bundle branch block; RBBB – right bundle branch block; PVC – premature ventricular contractions.