Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Total | Male patient | Female patient | P | Patients treated by male physician | Patients treated by female physician | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1857 (100%) | 52.6% | 47.4% | 63.3% | 36.7% | ||
| Age | 68.1 ± 10.6 | 66.5 ± 9.8 | 69.9 ± 11.1 | 0.001 | 68.0 ± 10.4 | 68.7 ± 10.6 | n.s. |
| LVEF (%) | 48.8 ± 12.6 | 48.5 ± 11.9 | 49.2 ± 13.4 | n.s. | 47.7 ± 12.1 | 50.3 ± 13.0 | 0.013 |
| RRsys (mmHg) | 150.8 ± 18.2 | 150.9 ± 18.9 | 150.8 ± 17.2 | n.s. | 150.5 ± 18.3 | 151.2 ± 18.1 | n.s. |
| RRdias (mmHg) | 88.0 ± 10.6 | 88.0 ± 10.5 | 87.9 ± 10.7 | n.s. | 88.1 ± 10.7 | 87.4 ± 10.6 | n.s. |
| Heart rate (b.p.m.) | 77.9 ± 10.9 | 78.3 ± 11.2 | 77.5 ± 10.4 | n.s. | 77.9 ± 11.0 | 77.9 ± 10.7 | n.s. |
| Hypertension (%) | 83.2 | 82.1 | 84.4 | n.s. | 80.7 | 86.6 | 0.001 |
| CAD (%) | 45.5 | 49.4 | 41.1 | 0.001 | 44.1 | 48.9 | n.s. |
| TIA/stroke (%) | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | n.s. | 6.2 | 7.9 | n.s. |
| Diabetes (%) | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 | n.s. | 32.5 | 34.2 | n.s. |
| HLP (%) | 58.3 | 60.1 | 56.4 | n.s. | 56.8 | 60.6 | n.s. |
| NYHA (%) | |||||||
| I | 7.1 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.8 | ||
| II | 72.4 | 73.7 | 71.1 | 72.8 | 70.5 | ||
| III | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.4 | n.s. | 19.8 | 20.9 | n.s. |
| IV | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
Baseline characteristics of female and male patients as well as patients treated by a female or male physician. LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; HLP, hyperlipoproteinaemia.