Table 3.
Patients’ other characteristics
| All patients n = 143 | KCCQ overall summary score categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worst (<25) n = 32 |
Poor (25–49) n = 45 |
Fair (50–74) n = 39 |
Good (75–100) n = 27 |
Trend test p value | ||
| Clinical data | ||||||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 69 ± 17 | 72 ± 14 | 68 ± 14 | 68 ± 21 | 67 ± 18 | 0.32 |
| Pulse rate—beats per minute | 78 ± 18 | 81 ± 16 | 78 ± 16 | 78 ± 21 | 76 ± 19 | 0.09 |
| Sinusal rhythm—no (%) | 109 (76.2) | 23 (71.9) | 35 (77.8) | 29 (74.4) | 22 (81.5) | 0.04 |
| Pulmonary rhoncus—no (%) | 47 (32.9) | 14 (43.8) | 18 (40.0) | 8 (20.5) | 7 (25.9) | <0.001 |
| Jugular distension—no (%) | 36 (25.2) | 13 (40.6) | 16 (35.6) | 6 (15.4) | 1 (3.7) | 0.003 |
| Peripheral edema—no (%) | 52 (36.4) | 15 (46.9) | 24 (53.3) | 7 (17.9) | 6 (22.2) | |
| Six-Minute Walk Test distance (m) | 298 ± 130 | 258 ± 138 | 280 ± 149 | 311 ± 127 | 334 ± 105 | 0.04 |
| Biological dataa | ||||||
| Brain natriuretic peptide (pg/ml) | 741.3 (3.2) | 977.2 (2.9) | 630.9 (3.6) | 660.7 (2.6) | 676.1 (3.4) | 0.29 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 107.2 (1.3) | 107.2 (1.3) | 100.0 (1.2) | 109.6 (1.4) | 114.8 (1.5) | 0.51 |
| Troponin (µg/l) | 0.034 (2.6) | 0.032(0.347) | 0.030 (2.820) | 0.033 (1.995) | 0.047 (2.754) | 0.47 |
Plus minus data are mean ± SD
aData are geometric means (SD)