Table 2.

General conditions of patients with CHDs group and control group (CN).

Characteristics	CN (n = 36)	ASD (n = 36)	VSD (n = 23)	PDA (n = 31)	Statistic	P
Gender (male/female)	17/19	16/20	10/13	9/22	χ 2 = 2.638	0.451
Age ($\stackrel{-}{x}\pm s$, years)	23.08 ± 14.75	24.03 ± 16.52	15.30 ± 16.31	21.48 ± 19.77	H = 6.050	0.109
DS ($\stackrel{-}{x}\pm s$, cm)	—	2.27 ± 0.90	1.17 ± 0.76	0.69 ± 0.44	—	—
PASP ($\stackrel{-}{x}\pm s$, mmHg)	—	34.21 ± 9.11	38.75 ± 17.03	50.90 ± 27.25	H = 4.341	0.114
LEVF ($\stackrel{-}{x}\pm s$, %)	—	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.