Table 2.
Laboratory results at presentation.
|
HFpEF only (N = 305) |
No HFpEF and no HFrEF (N = 787) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | p-value | ||
| Lactate at presentation mmol/L | 3.5 ± 2.7 | 3.7 ± 3.0 | 0.444 |
| Lactate second variable mmol/L | 3.1 ± 3.9 | 3.2 ± 3.4 | 0.781 |
| Albumin at presentation g/L | 28.0 ± 6.5 | 27.6 ± 6.8 | 0.411 |
| Procalcitonin ng/ml | 9.6 ± 20.1 | 14.2 ±29.6 | 0.079 |
| Glucose mg/dL | 156.4 ± 76.3 | 151.8 ± 87.0 | 0.471 |
| Hemoglobin g/dL | 10.9 ± 1.9 | 11.0 ± 2.3 | 0.498 |
| Hematocrit % | 32.9 ± 6.2 | 33.0 ± 7.0 | 0.883 |
| BUN mg/dl | 38.5 ± 30.6 | 35.5 ± 27.7 | 0.119 |
| Creatinine mg/dl | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 0.667 |
| Baseline creatinine (for patients with CKD) mg/dL | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 0.623 |
| Sodium mmol/L | 135.6 ± 6.5 | 135.3 ±6.5 | 0.496 |
| Absolute neutrophil count /cu.mm | 10,439.6 ± 7,650.1 | 10,615.4 ± 8,627.8 | 0.756 |
| Lymphocyte count % | 13.9 ± 17.3 | 12.4 ± 14.9 | 0.194 |
| WBC/cu.mm | 13,030.9± 9,163.8 | 13,362.4 ± 10,946.7 | 0.640 |
| Bicarbonate mmol/L | 21.9 ± 7.2 | 21.2 ± 5.6 | 0.105 |
| Chloride mmol/L | 97.1 ± 7.9 | 97.2 ± 7.1 | 0.763 |
| Bilirubin total mg/dL | 1.3 ± 2.9 | 1.6 ±3.1 | 0.319 |
| Troponin ng/mL | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.676 |
| Potassium mmol/L | 4.6 ± 2.7 | 4.7 ± 6.2 | 0.712 |
| Magnesium mg/dL | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 6.3 | 0.311 |
| Calcium mg/dL | 8.6 ± 0.9 | 8.6 ± 1.1 | 0.932 |
| Phosphate mg/dL | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 0.022 |
| Ph (arterial) | 7.36 ± 0.12 | 7.34 ± 0.11 | 0.098 |
| PaCO2 mmHg | 38.3 ± 20.2 | 35.9 ± 14.2 | 0.175 |
| PT sec | 18.69 ± 11.77 | 20.49 ± 16.25 | 0.185 |
| PTT sec | 33.88 ± 16.58 | 34.66 ±19.48 | 0.653 |
| INR | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 1.9 ± 2.6 | 0.259 |
/cu.mm, per cubic millimeter; CKD, chronic kidney disease; g/dL, grams per deciliter; g/L, grams per liter; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; INR, International Normalized Ratio; mg/dL, milligrams per deciliter; mmHg, millimeter of mercury; mmol/L, millimoles per liter; ng/ml, nanograms per liter; PaCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; SD, standard deviation; sec, seconds; WBC, white blood cells.