Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with ischemic (IHD) or non-ischemic valvular heart disease (VHD)

Variables	IHD (n = 42)	VHD (n = 20)	p
Age (years)	59.30 ± 6.61	62.35 ± 8.82	0.135
Male	37 (88.1)	13 (65.0)	0.043
Hypertension	34 (81.0)	14 (70.0)	0.349
Diabetes mellitus	13 (31.0)	3 (15.0)	0.226
Smoking	30 (71.4)	10 (50.0)	0.155
Dyslipidemia	6 (14.3)	3 (15.0)	1.000
Medications in use
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor	26 (61.9)	13 (65.0)	1.000
Statins	28 (66.7)	7 (36.8)	0.049
Antiplatelet drugs	30 (71.4)	7 (35.0)	0.012
Diuretics	6 (14.3)	12 (60.0)	0.001
Insulin	1 (2.4)	1 (5.0)	0.545
Beta-blockers	30 (71.4)	6 (30.0)	0.002

Age described as mean ± standard deviation; other variables as n and percentage (%)

IHD ischemic heart disease, VHD non-ischemic valvular heart disease

Statistical analysis by Fisher’s exact test (α = 5%)