Table 3.

Characteristics of patients with and without conduction block (high-degree atrioventricular block and junctional rhythm)

Baseline characteristics	Group A n=225 (39.3%)	Group B n=348 (60.7%)	P
Age, years (mean±SD)	62.32±10.3	56.69±13.1	0.02
Gender
Male, n (%)	168 (74.7%)	297 (85.3%)	0.001
Female, n (%)	57 (25.3%)	51 (14.7%)
Patients with
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	99 (44.0%)	87 (25.0%)	0.001
Hypertension, n (%)	84 (37.3%)	93 (26.7%)	0.007
Smoking, n (%)	96 (42.7%)	135 (38.8%)	NS
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	66 (29.3%)	81 (23.3%)	NS
Patients presenting with
Second-degree block, n (%)	54 (24.0%)	–	–
Complete heart block, n (%)	120 (53.3%)	–	–
Junctional rhythm, n (%)	51 (22.7%)	–	–
Ejection fraction, n (%)	49.81±5.6	51.34±4.3	NS
Thrombolytic therapy, n (%)	102 (45.3%)	195 (65.0%)	0.01
Mortality, n (%)	27 (12.0%)	12 (3.4%)	0.03

NS - non-significant