Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

Characteristics	SAVR (N=77)	TAVR (N=110)	P value
Age, years, mean ± SD	77.9 ± 5.3	83.7 ± 6.0	<0.001
Male, n (%)	44 (57.1)	53 (48.2)	0.24
Non-white race, n (%)	5 (6.5)	2 (1.8)	0.13
Living alone, n (%)	28 (36.4)	39 (35.5)	0.90
Living at home, n (%)	76 (98.7)	107 (97.3)	0.64
Concurrent coronary artery bypass grafting, n (%)	31 (40.3)	NA
STS predicted risk of mortality, %, mean ± SD	2.7 ± 1.4	5.2 ± 2.5	<0.001
Charlson comorbidity index, mean ± SD	2.3 ± 1.8	3.6 ± 2.3	<0.001
MMSE score, points, mean ± SD	26.9 ± 2.5	24.7 ± 3.3	<0.001
Gait speed, m/sec, mean ± SD	0.91 ± 0.33	0.57 ± 0.21	<0.001
ADL disability, n (%)	3 (3.9)	19 (17.3)	0.005
IADL disability, n (%)	38 (49.4)	91 (82.7)	<0.001

Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NA, not applicable; SAVR, surgical aortic valve replacement; SD, standard deviation; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons; TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement