TABLE 2: Clinical complaints and physical examination of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
| Features | PAH-Sch | non-Sch PAH | Total | p* value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Edema | 16 | (41.0) | 12 | (42.9) | 28 | (41.8) | 0.881 |
| Chest pain | 13 | (34.2) | 8 | (28.6) | 21 | (31.8) | 0.627 |
| Presyncope | 9 | (23.7) | 6 | (21.4) | 15 | (22.7) | 0.829 |
| Syncope | 10 | (26.3) | 7 | (25.0) | 17 | (25.8) | 0.904 |
| P2 hyperphonectically | 34 | (89.5) | 27 | (96.4%) | 61 | (92.4%) | 0.385 |
| Right ventricle B3 | 6 | (15.8) | 4 | (14.3) | 10 | (15.2) | 1.000 |
| Jugular stasis | 8 | (21.1) | 10 | (35.7) | 18 | (27.3) | 0.186 |
| Hepatomegaly | 9 | (23.7) | 12 | (42.9) | 21 | (31.8) | 0.098 |
| Lower limb edema | 12 | (31.6) | 13 | (46.4) | 25 | (37.9) | 0.219 |
| Chance of pulmonary auscultation | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (14.3) | 4 | (6.1) | 0.028 |
| Ascites | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (14.8) | 4 | (6.2) | 0.026 |
| Cyanosis | 11 | (28.9) | 9 | (32.1) | 20 | (30.3) | 0.780 |
PAH-Sch: schistosomal pulmonary arterial hypertension; non-Sch PAH: non-schistosomal pulmonary arterial hypertension.