Table 1.
Characteristics | CHDs (n = 16) | RVHDs (n = 14) | Statistic | P |
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Gender (male/female) | 9/7 | 6/8 | χ 2 = 0.536 | 0.464 |
Age ( ± s, years) | 11.94 ± 1.42 | 45.50 ± 1.58 | F = 0.068 | <0.05 |
Expression of HOTAIR | 0.111 ± 0.015∗ | 0.055 ± 0.007 | F = 3.171 | 0.002 |
∗Compared with RVHDs group, P < 0.05; CHDs: congenital heart diseases; RVHDs: rheumatic valvular heart diseases.