Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Clinical characteristics | Results | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 30) | Low‐risk (n = 22) | High‐risk (n = 43) | ||
| Age, years | 0.191 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 60.3 (12.8) | 55.4 (8.8) | 59.8 (12.0) | |
| Median (range) | 62 (38–82) | 54.5 (36–74) | 61 (34–81) | |
| Gender | 1.000 | |||
| Male (%) | 20 (66.7) | 10 (45.5) | 23 (53.5) | |
| Female (%) | 10 (33.3) | 12 (54.5) | 20 (46.5) | |
| Smokers (%) | — | 8 (36.4) | 20 (46.5) | 0.434 |
| Hypertension (%) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (27.3) | 14 (32.6) | 0.318 |
| Arrhythmia (%) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (13.6) | 6 (14.0) | 0.599 |
| Pathological stage | 0.000 | |||
| IA (%) | — | 6 (27.3) | 1 (2.3) | — |
| IB (%) | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0) | ||
| IIA (%) | 8 (36.4) | 8 (18.6) | ||
| IIB (%) | 3 (13.6) | 2 (4.7) | ||
| IIIA (%) | 0 (0) | 11 (25.6) | ||
| IIIB (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.7) | ||
| IV (%) | 0 (0) | 19 (44.2) | ||
| Pathological differentiation | 0.000 | |||
| Poorly (%) | — | 0 (0) | 3 (7.0) | — |
| Moderately to poorly (%) | 0 (0) | 34 (79.1) | ||
| Moderately (%) | 13 (59.1) | 6 (14.0) | ||
| Well to moderately (%) | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0) | ||
| Well (%) | 6 (27.3) | 0 (0) | ||
SD, standard deviation.