Table 1.
Characteristics of young male and female adult participants with mitral valve prolapse and those without.
| Total (n = 2442) | Males (n = 254) | Females (n = 288) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP (−) (n = 2360) |
MVP (+) (n = 82) |
p-value | MVP (−) (n = 2077) |
MVP (+) (n = 77) |
p-value | MVP (−) (n = 283) |
MVP (+) (n = 5) |
p-value | |
| Age | 27.36 ± 5.62 | 26.51 ± 5.82 | 0.18 | 27.51 ± 5.70 | 26.48 ± 5.89 | 0.12 | 26.29 ± 4.88 | 27.00 ± 5.15 | 0.74 |
| Height (cm) | 170.78 ± 6.75 | 171.58 ± 5.97 | 0.28 | 172.12 ± 5.79 | 172.34 ± 5.19 | 0.74 | 160.93 ± 4.90 | 159.98 ± 5.50 | 0.66 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.12 ± 12.79 | 70.17 ± 11.68 | 0.17 | 73.83 ± 12.24 | 71.11 ± 11.38 | 0.05 | 59.52 ± 9.27 | 55.66 ± 4.75 | 0.35 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.65 ± 3.69 | 23.78 ± 3.43 | 0.03 | 24.89 ± 3.70 | 23.91 ± 3.45 | 0.02 | 22.94 ± 3.16 | 21.81 ± 2.53 | 0.42 |
| Body surface area (m2) | 1.84 ± 0.19 | 1.82 ± 0.17 | 0.33 | 1.87 ± 0.17 | 1.84 ± 0.16 | 0.09 | 1.62 ± 0.14 | 1.57 ± 0.07 | 0.37 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.57 ± 9.99 | 81.08 ± 10.03 | 0.18 | 83.59 ± 9.80 | 81.51 ± 10.05 | 0.06 | 75.10 ± 8.04 | 74.40 ± 7.47 | 0.84 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 118.07 ± 13.72 | 116.50 ± 15.64 | 0.31 | 119.65 ± 13.30 | 117.32 ± 15.43 | 0.13 | 106.41 ± 10.90 | 103.80 ± 14.62 | 0.59 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 70.04 ± 10.40 | 70.03 ± 12.02 | 0.97 | 70.78 ± 10.43 | 71.01 ± 11.35 | 0.85 | 64.52 ± 8.31 | 54.40 ± 12.44 | < 0.01 |
| Heart rate (beats/minute) | 66.72 ± 10.83 | 65.44 ± 10.87 | 0.29 | 66.53 ± 10.89 | 65.44 ± 11.09 | 0.39 | 68.17 ± 10.26 | 65.40 ± 7.40 | 0.54 |
| Somatic symptoms | 116 [4.9] | 9 [11.0] | 0.02 | 96 [4.6] | 7 [9.1] | 0.07 | 20 [7.0] | 2 [40.0] | 0.06 |
| Pectus excavatum | 13 [0.6] | 7 [8.5] | < 0.01 | 12 [0.6] | 6 [7.8] | < 0.01 | 1 [0.4] | 1 [20.0] | < 0.01 |
| Current alcohol intake | 1048 [44.4] | 43 [52.4] | 0.15 | 995 [47.9] | 43 [55.8] | 0.17 | 53 [18.7] | 0 [0.0] | 0.28 |
| Current cigarette smoking | 967 [41.0] | 30 [36.6] | 0.42 | 912 [43.9] | 30 [39.0] | 0.39 | 55 [19.4] | 0 [0.0] | 0.27 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.92 ± 0.14 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.96 ± 0.12 | 0.96 ± 0.12 | 0.98 | 0.68 ± 0.09 | 0.66 ± 0.06 | 0.51 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 171.00 ± 33.36 | 167.43 ± 29.08 | 0.33 | 171.62 ± 33.87 | 167.56 ± 29.76 | 0.29 | 166.40 ± 29.02 | 165.40 ± 17.01 | 0.93 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 49.78 ± 10.69 | 50.50 ± 10.60 | 0.54 | 48.57 ± 9.97 | 50.12 ± 10.80 | 0.18 | 58.67 ± 11.61 | 56.40 ± 3.78 | 0.66 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 103.85 ± 28.93 | 99.71 ± 25.83 | 0.20 | 105.49 ± 29.23 | 100.13 ± 26.34 | 0.11 | 91.80 ± 23.33 | 93.20 ± 16.56 | 0.89 |
| Serum triglyceride (mg/dL) | 104.01 ± 84.10 | 91.16 ± 56.49 | 0.17 | 108.95 ± 87.48 | 91.86 ± 57.46 | 0.08 | 67.69 ± 36.24 | 80.40 ± 41.72 | 0.43 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 93.63 ± 11.89 | 90.30 ± 9.76 | 0.01 | 94.01 ± 12.34 | 90.25 ± 9.77 | < 0.01 | 90.85 ± 7.22 | 91.20 ± 10.52 | 0.91 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.97 ± 1.25 | 15.12 ± 1.24 | 0.28 | 15.25 ± 0.96 | 15.28 ± 0.80 | 0.82 | 12.87 ± 1.10 | 12.62 ± 1.11 | 0.61 |
Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation), and categorical variables as N [%].
HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MVP mitral valve prolapse.