Table 1.

Baseline Clinical Characteristics in Myocarditis and Control Subjects

Variable	Myocarditis Baseline (n=24)	Control Subjects (n=45)	P Value
Age, y	41.4±16.7	40.1±16.7	0.758
Male patients	15 (62%)	28 (62%)	0.982
Heart rate, beats/min	70.7±14.8	66.4±12.6	0.212
Body mass index, kg/m2	26.4±4.8	25.1±4.3	0.241
Troponin I, ng/mL	9.5±13.8	Below detection limit	—
White blood cell count, 103/μL	8.97±3.90	6.7±1.9	0.003
C‐reactive protein, mg/L	75.2±85.8	1.3±0.9	0.006

Data are mean±SD or absolute frequency with percentages in parentheses.