Table 2.

Characteristics of Patients With DCM

	Patients With CD (n=17)	Reference Individuals (n=52)	P
Sex, n (%)			0.06
Men	13 (76)	26 (50)
Women	4 (24)	26 (50)
Age at CD diagnosis, y, n (%)			0.07
0–19	1 (6)	4 (7)
20–39	1 (6)	5 (10)
40–59	10 (59)	40 (77)
≥60	5 (29)	3 (6)
Age at DCM diagnosis, y, median (range)	62 (40–78)	58 (2–74)
No information on coronary angiography, n (%)	9 (53)	17 (33)	0.14
Hypertension, n (%)	1 (6)	7 (13)	0.39
History of diabetes, n (%)	3 (18)	10 (19)	0.88
Excess alcohol intake, n (%)	0 (0)	5 (10)	0.18
Primary valvular failure, n (%)	2 (12)	1 (2)	0.08
History of other systemic disease, n (%)	3 (18)	8 (15)	0.82
Any type of arrhythmia, n (%)	3 (18)	5 (10)	0.37
Record of DCM heredity, n (%)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Onset during pregnancy, n (%)	0 (0)	1 (2)
Laboratory data
Hemoglobin, mean±SD	139±14	140±12	0.81
C-reactive protein, median (range)	5 (5–40)	3 (2–3)	*

^*Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant difference.