Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the nonpulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension patients
|
Variables
|
Total number
|
nonPAH
|
PAH
|
P value
|
| Number | 69 | 18 | 51 | - |
| Sex, number of males | 69 | 7 (38.9) | 21 (41.2) | 0.866 |
| Age in months | 69 | 8.5 (5.4, 12.0) | 11.0 (7.0,19.0) | 0.094 |
| BMI | 68 | 15.4 (13.8, 17.4) | 15.1 (14.1, 16.6) | 0.451 |
| Creatinine in μmol/L | 68 | 21.8 (18.0, 26.5) | 27.8 (24.3, 33.6) | < 0.001 |
| BUN in mmol/L | 68 | 3.0 (2.1, 3.7) | 4.2 (2.8, 5.1) | 0.015 |
| Albumin in g/L | 67 | 42.6 (39.6, 43.7) | 43.5 (41.4, 45.3) | 0.243 |
| Glucose in mmol/L | 65 | 4.6 (4.1, 5.0) | 4.1 (3.8, 4.4) | 0.036 |
| Hemoglobin in g/L | 69 | 116 (101, 123) | 118 (108, 128) | 0.448 |
| Platelets as 109/L | 69 | 276 (247, 314) | 267 (221, 344) | 0.995 |
| White blood cells as 109/L | 46 | 8.3 (5.7, 9.7) | 8.7 (7.5, 11.0) | 0.140 |
| SBP in mmHg | 66 | 93.0 (84.5, 95.0) | 95.0 (86.5, 101.5) | 0.144 |
| DBP in mmHg | 66 | 55.0 (48.5, 60.0) | 55.0 (45.0, 60.0) | 0.860 |
| EF as % | 67 | 65.0 (62.0, 66.3) | 65.0 (65.0, 69.5) | 0.072 |
| Diameter in mm | 66 | 10.0 (7.5, 13.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 14.8) | 0.219 |
| mPAP in mmHg | 69 | 17.7 (16.7, 18.8) | 29.4 (24.6, 40.1) | < 0.001 |
| LCN2 in ng/mL | 69 | 19.3 (16.9, 27.6) | 33.4 (23.9, 46.3) | < 0.001 |
| ET1 in μg/mL | 69 | 0.14 (0.07, 0.31) | 0.30 (0.10, 0.72) | 0.049 |
Data are n (%). Sex is expressed as a proportion; continuous variables are expressed as median (Q1, Q3). Diameter means the diameter of the defect, which was measured during surgery. BMI: Body mass index; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; EF: Ejection fraction; ET-1: Endothelin-1; LCN2: Lipocalin-2; mPAP: Mean pulmonary artery pressure; PAH: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; SBP: Systolic blood pressure.