Table 1. Basic characteristics of PH patients and control group.

		Control n = 13		PH n = 52
		median	range	median	range	p value
Age	[years]	41	42	55	65	0.001
Height	[cm]	178.0	30.0	164.0	34.0	<0.001
Weight	[kg]	74.0	37.0	77.5	102.0	n.s.
BSA	[sqm]	1.99	0.54	1.81	0.98	n.s.
HR	[bpm]	62	59	74	51	<0.01

BSA: body surface area. HR: heart rate. Non-parametric test was performed between the control group and the PH group.