Table 2.
Characteristics | CN (n = 36) | ASD (n = 36) | VSD (n = 23) | PDA (n = 31) | Statistic | P |
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Gender (male/female) | 17/19 | 16/20 | 10/13 | 9/22 | χ 2 = 2.638 | 0.451 |
Age (, years) | 23.08 ± 14.75 | 24.03 ± 16.52 | 15.30 ± 16.31 | 21.48 ± 19.77 | H = 6.050 | 0.109 |
DS (, cm) | — | 2.27 ± 0.90 | 1.17 ± 0.76 | 0.69 ± 0.44 | — | — |
PASP (, mmHg) | — | 34.21 ± 9.11 | 38.75 ± 17.03 | 50.90 ± 27.25 | H = 4.341 | 0.114 |
LEVF (, %) | — | 62.56 ± 1.93 | 62.87 ± 1.14 | 61.70 ± 4.87 | F = 1.047 | 0.355 |
Expression of HOTAIR | 1.00 ± 0.33 | 1.37 ± 0.42∗∗ | 1.39 ± 0.60∗ | 1.35 ± 0.57∗ | H = 15.665 | 0.001 |
∗Compared with CN group, P < 0.05; ∗∗compared with CN group P < 0.01; LEVF: left ventricular ejection fraction; ASD: atrial septal defect; VSD: ventricular septal defect; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus.