Table 3.
Complications in obese vs nonobese TCM patients
| Complications | Unmatched Cohort | Propensity‐Matched Cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonobese | Obese | P Value | Nonobese | Obese | P Value | |
| All‐cause in‐hospital mortality | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.143 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.354 |
| AMI | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.041a | 7.4 | 9.0 | 0.025a |
| Arrhythmia | 24.2 | 24.5 | 0.683 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 0.123 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.435 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.032a |
| Cardiac arrest | 1.2 | 2.3 | <0.001a | 0.4 | 2.3 | <0.001a |
| Mechanical circulatory support | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.993 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.985 |
| IABP | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.997 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.699 |
| PVAD (Impella) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.792 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.037a |
| VTE | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.376 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.952 |
| Respiratory failure | 11.0 | 12.9 | 0.002a | 11.0 | 12.9 | 0.021a |
| LOS, d | 3.7 ±3.7 | 3.7 ±3.5 | 0.987 | 3.7 ±3.6 | 3.7 ±3.5 | 0.685 |
| Mean total hospital charges | $43 268.32 | $40 780.16 | <0.001a | $42 575.14 | $40 780.16 | 0.081 |
Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CI, confidence interval; IABP, intra‐aortic balloon pump; LOS, length of stay; PVAD, percutaneous ventricular assist device; SD, standard deviation; TCM, takotsubo cardiomyopathy; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
Data are presented as % or mean ±SD.
a
P values <0.05 significant at 95% CI.