Table 1. Clinical features and cardiovascular risk factors by heart disease.
| Variables | IDC (n = 75; 39.5%) | NIDC (n = 52; 27.4%) | M (n = 63; 33.2%) | Comparison (p value)* |
| Sex (males) | 93.3% | 73.1% | 63.5% | p<0.001 |
| Age | 2.2±0,5 | 23.3±6.7 | 17.1±16.8 | ns |
| Years from diagnosis | 29.9% | 96.0±2,5 | 2.3±0,7 | p<0.01 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 47.2% | 15.6% | 96.3±3.5 | p<0.001 |
| Cardiac index (L/min/m2) | 88.3% | 36.0% | 34.4% | p<0.01 |
| VO2max (L/min/Kg) | 93.3% | 48.8% | 17.9% | p<0.01 |
| SaO2 (%) | 2.2±0,5 | 73.1% | 34.9% | ns |
| Mean PAP (mmHg) | 29.9% | 23.3±6.7 | 44.1% | ns |
| Atrial fibrillation | 47.2% | 96.0±2,5 | 46.2% | ns |
| Carotid artery stenosis † | 88.3% | 15.6% | 63.5% | p<0.001 |
| Previous TIA/stroke ‡ | 93.3% | 36.0% | 17.1±16.8 | ns |
| Hepatic dysfunction § | 2.2±0,5 | 48.8% | 2.3±0,7 | ns |
| Renal dysfunction § | 29.9% | 73.1% | 96.3±3.5 | ns |
| Respiratory dysfunction § | 47.2% | 23.3±6.7 | 34.4% | ns |
| Hyperglycemia ∥ | 88.3% | 96.0±2,5 | 17.9% | p<0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 93.3% | 15.6% | 34.9% | p<0.001 |
| Smokers | 2.2±0,5 | 36.0% | 44.1% | p<0.001 |
IDC: ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy; NIDC: non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy; M: miscellaneous cardiac diseases; PAP: pulmonary artery pressure.
*Subgroups were compared by X 2 (categorical variables) or one-way analysis of variance (continuous variables).
†
Medium to high grade.
‡
Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or stroke.
§
Moderate to severe.
∥
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGF) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or diabetes mellitus.