Table 4.

Clinical Characteristics of the Patients With and Without Edema

Variables	Edema, n = 16	Without Edema, n = 15	P
Mean age, y	55.0 ± 15.2	59.7 ± 9.3	0.32
Female, no. (%)	2 (13)	3 (20)	0.64
Height, cm	172.5 ± 3.5	173.0 ± 5.0	0.90
Weight, kg	82.5 ± 24.7	88.8 ± 18.0	0.70
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	136.0 ± 18.2	140.3 ± 22.5	0.31
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	77.8 ± 16.3	82.9 ± 13.4	0.13
NYHA I, no.	7	2
NYHA II, no.	5	10
NYHA III, no.	4	3

Abbreviations: NYHA, New York Heart Association.

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation unless indicated otherwise.