Table 3.
Univariate analysis of factors affecting the regression of BE patients
| Factor | Exist group (n = 8) | Dead group (n = 6) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 0.58 | ||||
| <40 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 50 | |
| ≥40 | 6 | 75 | 3 | 50 | |
| Gender | 0.02 | ||||
| Man | 8 | 100 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| Fever | 0.59 | ||||
| Yes | 5 | 62.5 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| No | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| HBG (g/L) | 0.59 | ||||
| <90 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| ≥90 | 5 | 62.5 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Kidney injury | |||||
| Yes | 4 | 50 | 1 | 16.67 | |
| No | 4 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Valve involved | 0.46 | ||||
| Mitral | 4 | 50 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Mitral + tricuspid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | |
| Aortic | 4 | 50 | 3 | 50 | |
| Underlying heart disease | 0.59 | ||||
| Yes | 2 | 25 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| No | 6 | 75 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Cirrhosis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0.055 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.209 |
| Heart failure | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 6 | 75 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| No | 2 | 25 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Size of vegetable (mm) | 0.59 | ||||
| <15 | 3 | 37.5 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| ≥15 | 5 | 62.5 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| Embolism | 2 | 25 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 |
| Surgery | 0.14 | ||||
| Yes | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 16.67 | |
| No | 3 | 37.5 | 5 | 83.33 | |
| Anti-infective | 0.25 | ||||
| Yes | 7 | 87.5 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| No | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 66.67 | |
| WBC (×109/L) | 5.04±1.50 | 8.00±3.00 | 0.03 | ||
| NEUT (×109/L) | 3.43±1.03 | 6.39±2.91 | 0.02 | ||
| PLT (×109/L) | 95.5 (34.0, 237.75) | 134 (34.0, 180.5) | 0.84 | ||
| PCT, ng/ml | 0.31 (0.08, 1.02) | 0.65 (0.27, 1.62) | 0.53 | ||
| CRP, mg/L | 60.0 (23.61, 72.63) | 51.48 (18.15, 101.76) | 0.78 | ||
| ESR, mm/h | 28.0 (8.0, 47.0) | 22.0 (15.0, 74.0) | |||
| ALT, U/L | 23.5 (16.25, 85.05) | 35.0 (19.0, 92.45) | 0.73 | ||
| ALB, g/L | 25.66±5.14 | 26.06±7.31 | 0.91 | ||
| TBIL, umol/L | 12.8 (3.05, 22.03) | 38.6 (20.5, 72.15) | 0.04 | ||
| Creatinine, umol/L | 84.80 (52.0, 221.0) | 71.43±17.50 | 0.30 | ||
| BNP | 739.55 (446.05, 2318.61) | 523.40 (187.10, 610.85) | 0.17 | ||
WBC, white blood cell; NEUT, neutrophil; PLT, platelet; HBG, Hemoglobin; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALB, albumin; TBIL, total bilirubin; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; INR, international normalized ratio