Table 1.
Comparison of demographic, clinical, and admission characteristics of cardiac transplant patients with and without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Variable | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=151), mean±SD or (%) | Nonhypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=14,126), mean±SD or (%) | P |
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Demographic information | |||
Age (years) | 45±12 | 54±13 | <0.001 |
Male | 67 | 24 | 0.011 |
White race | 79 | 67 | NS |
Cardiovascular risk factors and comorbid conditions | |||
Hypertension | 23 | 39 | <0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 13 | 29 | <0.001 |
Hyperlipidemia | 19 | 25 | NS |
Smoking | 3 | 11 | 0.02 |
Obesity | 3 | 0.8 | NS |
Acute/chronic CAD | 10 | 45 | <0.001 |
Valvular heart disease | 0 | <0.1 | NS |
Admission data | |||
Location of hospital | |||
Northeast | 25 | 19 | 0.04 |
Midwest | 36 | 23 | <0.001 |
South | 16 | 31 | <0.001 |
West | 23 | 27 | NS |
Emergent CT | 39 | 30 | 0.01 |
CAD: Coronary artery disease, CT: Cardiac transplant, NS: Not significant, SD: Standard deviation