Table 2.
Comparison of baseline characteristics and pharmacological agents according to pace modes.
| Variable | Overall (N=104) n, % |
VVI (N=21) n, % |
Non-VVI (N=83) n, % |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 68.15 (17.63) | 67 (23.34) | 68.45 (16.03) | 0.791 |
| BMI (mean, SD) | 29 (5.65) | 27.94 (6.08) | 29.26 (5.54) | 0.343 |
| Creatinine (mean, SD) | 1.02 (0.4) | 1.001 (0.41) | 1.03 (0.403) | 0.763 |
| LA Size (mean, SD) | 45.85 (8.20) | 51.1 (10.4) | 44.5 (6.98) | 0.013 |
| Gender (male) | 54 (51.92) | 10 (47.62) | 44 (53.01) | 0.807 |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | 68 (65.38) | 15 (71.43) | 53 (63.86) | 0.831 |
| Diabetes mellitus (yes) | 28 (26.92) | 7 (33.33) | 21 (25.3) | 0.582 |
| Hypertension (yes) | 76 (73.08) | 14 (16.67) | 62 (74.70) | 0.582 |
| Dyslipidemia (yes) | 55 (52.88) | 10 (47.62) | 45 (54.22) | 0.631 |
| Coronary artery disease (yes) | 26 (25.00) | 7 (33.33) | 19 (22.89) | 0.398 |
| Congestive heart failure (yes) | 31 (29.81) | 6 (28.57) | 25 (30.12) | 1.000 |
| History of smoking (yes) | 47 (45.19) | 12 (57.14) | 35 (42.17) | 0.231 |
| History of alcohol use (yes) | 37 (35.58) | 10 (47.62) | 27 (32.53) | 0.212 |
| History of illegal drugs (yes) | 10 (9.62) | 3 (14.29) | 7 (8.43) | 0.418 |
| ACE-inhibitor (yes) | 58 (55.77) | 10 (47.62) | 48 (57.84) | 0.465 |
| ARB-inhibitor(yes) | 8 (7.69) | 1 (4.76) | 7 (8.43) | 1.000 |
| Statin(yes) | 52 (50.00) | 9 (42.86) | 43 (51.81) | 0.626 |
| Diuretics (yes) | 39 (37.50) | 9 (42.86) | 30 (36.14) | 0.619 |
| Antiarrhythmics (yes) | 23 (22.12) | 5 (23.81) | 18 (21.69) | 0.777 |