Table 3.

Demographic Characteristics and Baseline Hemodynamics

Variable	PAH (n = 9)	Healthy Control Subjects (n = 15)	P Value
Male sexa	2/9 (22%)	8/15 (54%)	.210
Age, y	39 ± 5	40 ± 7	.904
Weight, kg	95 ± 16	85 ± 27	.135
Height, cm	168 ± 12	169 ± 11	.590
BMI, kg/m2	33 ± 5	29 ± 7	.180
Race (White)a	9/9 (100%)	9/15 (60%)	.052
Heart rate, beats/min	88 ± 17	71 ± 12	.010b
SBP, mm Hg	116 ± 24	133 ± 21	.138
DBP, mm Hg	68 ± 14	75 ± 16	.347

Data are presented as mean ± SD unless indicated otherwise. Continuous data were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U tests comparing patients with PAH vs healthy control groups. See Table 1 and 2 legends for expansion of abbreviations.

^aCategorical data were analyzed by using the Fisher exact test.

^bP < .05.