Table 2.
Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of peripartum women who subsequently develop peripartum cardiomyopathy and matched controls
| Cases (n = 6) | Controls (n = 12) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics a | |||
| Age at delivery, mean (SD) | 32.8 (8.3) | 30.0 (8.3) | 0.505 |
| Race, n (%) | 1.000 | ||
| White | 2 (33.3) | 4 (33.3) | |
| Black | 4 (66.7) | 8 (66.7) | |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 31.1 (4.9) | 30.0 (4.7) | 0.645 |
| GA or days PP at time of echocardiogram | 17.7 weeks to 13 days PP | 19.1 weeks to 2 days PP | |
| Hypertensive disorder at time of echocardiogram, n (%) | 2 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 1.000 |
| GA at delivery, mean (SD) | 35.5 (4.5) | 36.6 (4.2) | 0.619 |
| Echocardiographic parameters, mean (SD) b | |||
| LV ejection fraction (%) | 60.0 (6.6) | 61.4 (6.3) | 0.630 |
| LV end‐diastolic dimension (cm) | 4.6 (0.2) | 4.5 (0.4) | 0.689 |
| Global longitudinal strain (%) | −14.0 (4.0) | −18.3 (4.5) | 0.066 |
| Global circumferential strain (%) | −21.5 (5.0) | −29.3 (7.6) | 0.033 |
BMI, body mass index; GA, gestational age; LV, left ventricular; PP, post‐partum.
a
Analysed using the Student's t‐test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for binary variables.
b
Analysed using univariate conditional exact regression.