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. 2016 Dec 23;103(8):599–606. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309621

Table 1.

Baseline demographics for the overall group and the inoperable and persistent/recurrent PH following PEA subgroups

Inoperable CTEPH
Persistent/recurrent PH following PEA
All patients
Characteristic Riociguat (n=121) Placebo (n=68) Riociguat (n=52) Placebo (n=20) Riociguat (n=173) Placebo (n=88)
Female sex, n (%) 86 (71) 45 (66) 32 (62) 9 (45) 118 (68) 54 (61)
Race, n (%)
 White 76 (63) 49 (72) 44 (85) 16 (80) 120 (69) 65 (74)
 Black 5 (4) 0 2 (4) 1 (5) 7 (4) 1 (1)
 Asian 32 (26) 17 (25) 5 (10) 3 (15) 37 (21) 20 (23)
 Multiple 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
 Not reported 7 (6) 2 (3) 1 (2) 0 8 (5) 2 (2)
Mean age (SD), years 59 (14) 60 (12) 60 (14) 57 (15) 59 (14) 59 (13)
Mean BMI (SD), kg/m2 27 (5) 28 (5) 28 (7) 28 (6) 27 (6) 28 (5)
WHO FC, n (%)*
 I 2 (2) 0 1 (2) 0 3 (2) 0
 II 38 (31) 18 (26) 17 (33) 7 (35) 55 (32) 25 (28)
 III 75 (62) 49 (72) 32 (62) 11 (55) 107 (62) 60 (68)
 IV 6 (5) 1 (1) 2 (4) 1 (5) 8 (5) 2 (2)
 Missing 0 0 0 1 (5) 0 1 (1)
Mean 6MWD (SD), m 335 (83) 351 (75) 360 (78) 374 (72) 342 (82) 356 (75)

*Data may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

6MWD, 6 min walk distance; BMI, body mass index; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; PEA, pulmonary endarterectomy; PH, pulmonary hypertension; WHO FC, WHO functional class.