Table 1. Baseline characteristic of IE patients positive or negative for ANCA.
ANCA-positive (n = 13) | ANCA-negative (n = 26) | P | |
Age (mean±SD | 51.1±12.4 | 44.5±13.7 | 0.144 |
Male/female | 7/6 | 14/12 | 0.632 |
Prosthetic valve IE | 0 | 2(7.7) | 0.439 |
Native valve IE | 13(100) | 24(92.3) | |
Normal valve | 0 | 3(12.5) | 0.260 |
Native valve predisposition | 13(100) | 21(87.5) | |
Rheumatic valve disease | 1(7.7) | 1(4.8) | 0.626 |
Congenital heart disease | 2(15.4) | 1(4.8) | 0.322 |
Valvular heart disease | 10(76.9) | 19(90.5) | 0.274 |
Valve involvement | 10(76.9) | 21(80.8) | 0.544 |
Mitral | 4(40.0) | 13(61.9) | 0.224 |
Aortic | 3(30.0) | 4(19.0) | 0.401 |
Tricuspid | 0 | 0 | – |
Pulmonary | 0 | 1(4.8) | 0.677 |
Aortic plus mitral valves | 3(30.0) | 3(14.3) | 0.284 |
Values in parentheses are percentages.