Table 1.
Basline characteristics of patients with different classes of HF (χ̄±SD).
| Variables | Heart failure class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | |
| N | 44 | 39 | 41 | 55 |
| M/F | 24/20 | 24/15 | 19/22 | 29/18 |
| Age (year) | 61.2±13.2 | 67.5±13.5* | 67.1±13.3* | 72.8±10.5** |
| WBC (×109/mL) | 7.2±2.3 | 7.9±2.9 | 6.4±2.4 | 8.3±3.4 |
| NEU (%) | 61±14 | 65.3±16.3 | 61.7±11.2 | 70.7±11.4** |
| L (%) | 30.6±13.2 | 26.2±14.3 | 27.9±9.4 | 20.1±9.7** |
| N/L ratio | 2.7±1.9 | 5.9±9.2** | 3.02±2.98 | 5.3±4.8* |
| RBC (×1012/mL) | 4.56±0.5 | 4.42±0.6 | 4.39±0.6* | 4.35±0.5 |
| HB (g/L) | 135.8±19.2 | 128.2±27.0 | 126.2±18.7* | 127.3±18.9* |
| HCT (%) | 40.9±4.8 | 38.1±10.2 | 37.8±7.0* | 39.2±6.0 |
| RDW (%) | 12.9 ±0.8 | 13.0±0.8 | 14.3±2.3** | 14.3±1.7** |
| MPV | 10.5±0.9 | 11.0±1.4 | 10.6±1.2 | 11.2±2.4* |
| UA (μmol/L) | 375.1±129.9 | 368.1±119.2 | 413.9±159.0 | 459.7±188.5** |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 12.6±34.4 | 9.0±20.6 | 11.7±18.7 | 40.1±80.0** |
| NT-proBNP (pg/ml) | 1418.9±4550.1 | 1364.2±2292.9** | 3154.2±5281.6** | 6833.2±7506.1** |
| ALB (g/L) | 42.3±4. | 41.4±4.6 | 39.5±4.8** | 37.9±5.2** |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 6.8±5.1 | 7.9±3.9 | 7.9±4.1 | 9.3±4.5** |
| sCr (μmol/L) | 74.7±7.3 | 70.1±21.7 | 77.8±47.3 | 120.6±137.6* |
Compared with class I
*
P<0.05;
**
P <0.01;
WBC – white blood cell; NEU – neutrophil; RBC – red blood cell; HB – hemoglobin; HCT – hematocrit; RDW – red cell distribution width; UA – uric acid; NT-ProBNP – N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide; hs-CRP – high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; sCr – serum creatinine.