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. 2021 Jun 2;6(9):1–10. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.1573

Table. Patient Characteristics in Participants With and Without P/LP Gene Variants.

Characteristic Median (IQR) P value
With P/LP variant (n = 76) Without P/LP variant (n = 337)
Age, y 39.0 (28.0-48.0) 41.2 (31.0-48.0) .22
Sex, No. (%)
Women 29 (38.2) 125 (37.1) .52
Men 47 (61.8) 212 (62.9)
African American, No. (%) 32 (42.1) 176 (52.2) .47
Body/heart dimensions Women (n = 29) Men (n = 47) Women (n = 125) Men (n = 212) P value for women P value for men
Body height, cm 165.1 (162.6-174.0) 177.8 (170.2-180.3) 167.6 (162.6-172.1) 177.8 (172.7-184.8) .82 .37
Body weight, kg 74.4 (62.8-108.4) 81.7 (72.1-91.2) 80.3 (62.6-96.6) 83.0 (71.2-97.8) .96 .49
BMI 27.0 (22.0-36.2) 26.2 (23.0-29.0) 29.0 (23.3-34.6) 26.5 (22.6-30.2) .98 .70
Body surface area, m2 1.72 (1.56-2.11) 1.87 (1.74-1.98) 1.80 (1.60-1.96) 1.90 (1.73-2.07) .87 .48
Heart weight, g 350.0 (300.0-420.0) 400.0 (372.0-450) 350.0 (300.0-420.0) 430.0 (380.0-466) .81 .10
LV diameter, mm 35.0 (15.0-39.5) 30.0 (25.0-38.0) 35.0 (28.5-40.0) 35.0 (30.0-40.0) .99 .39
LV free wall thickness, mm 13.0 (12.0-15.0) 14.0 (12.0-15.0) 12.0 (10.0-14.0) 14.0 (12.0-15.0) .06 .18
Septum thickness, mm 13.0 (12.0-15.0) 14.0 (11.0-16.0) 14.0 (12.0-15.0) 15.0 (14.0-17.0) .26 .73
RV thickness, mm 4.0 (4.0-5.0) 5.0 (4.0-5.5) 4.0 (4.0-5.0) 5.0 (4.0-5.0) .56 .30
Septum to free wall ratio 1.08 (1.00-1.18) 1.09 (1.06-1.18) 1.13 (1.10-1.20) 1.08 (1.00-1.19) .16 .19

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); IQR, interquartile range; LV, left ventricle; P/LP, pathogenic/likely pathogenic; RV, right ventricle.