Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with and without complex ventricular ectopy
| No complex n = 455 | Any complex n = 47 | OR (95% CI) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 48 (11) | 56 (9) | 1.08 (1.05, 1.11) | <0.001 |
| Male gender (n, %) | 249 (55) | 26 (55) | 1.09 (0.66, 1.79) | 0.752 |
| Current smoking (n, %) | 121 (27) | 11 (23) | 0.84 (0.47, 1.50) | 0.552 |
| History of coronary artery disease (n, %) | 38 (8) | 12 (26) | 3.65 (1.91, 6.96) | <0.001 |
| History of hypertension (n, %) | 144 (32) | 20 (43) | 1.96 (1.18, 3.26) | 0.009 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 57 (13) | 3 (6) | 0.92 (0.42, 2.03) | 0.838 |
| Creatinine clearance (mean, SD) | 125 (36) | 118 (33) | 0.99 (0.99, 1.00) | 0.062 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (mean, SD) | 134 (18) | 145 (20) | 1.02 (1.01, 1.04) | 0.003 |
| Body mass index (mean, SD) | 29 (5) | 30 (6) | 1.01 (0.97, 1.07) | 0.597 |
| Cholesterol ratio (mean, SD) | 4.5 (2.6) | 4.3 (1.4) | 0.94 (0.79, 1.12) | 0.474 |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy (n, %) | 23 (5) | 3 (6) | 2.35 (0.95, 5.80) | 0.065 |
| AHI (median, Q 1–3) | 5.9 (1.6, 17.1) | 12.1 (6.0, 36.0) | 1.42 (1.18, 1.72) | <0.001 |
AHI apnea-hypopnea index, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, Q quartiles, SD standard deviation