Table 4.

Clinical characteristics were compared between patients with smaller and larger left ventricular mass (LVM) regression rates

	Smaller LVM regression group (n = 10)	Larger LVM regression group (n = 9)	P value
Age (years)	63.8 ± 8.0	61.3 ± 5.4	0.437
Gender, male [n (%)]	6 (60)	4 (44)	0.656
Body surface area (m2)	1.58 ± 0.14	1.55 ± 0.25	0.765
Atrial fibrillation (%)	3 (30)	0 (0)	0.211
Angina [n (%)]	3 (30)	1 (11)	0.333
Syncope [n (%)]	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
Heart failure [n (%)]	7 (70)	5 (56)	0.650
Hypertension [n (%)]	6 (60)	7 (78)	0.628
Dyslipidemia [n (%)]	2 (20)	5 (56)	0.170
Diabetes mellitus [n (%)]	2 (20)	3 (33)	0.628
Smoking [n (%)]	4 (40)	5 (56)	1.000
Hemodialysis [n (%)]	4 (40)	5 (56)	0.656
Coronary artery disease [n (%)]	2 (20)	3 (33)	0.628