Table 1.
Demographics and baseline characteristics of the study cohort
| Unfavorable outcome (n = 47) |
Favorable outcome (n = 47) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 53.2% | 46.8% | 0.54 |
| Age | 82.0 ± 7.8 | 80.7 ± 9.6 | 0.49 |
| White race | 94% | 100% | 0.08 |
| Diabetes | 45% | 30% | 0.14 |
| Systemic steroids | 11% | 8.5% | 0.73 |
| Other immunosuppression | 6.4% | 4.2% | 0.65 |
| BMIa | 28.8 ± 8.1 | 28.1 ± 6.9 | 0.64 |
| Smoking status | 0.71 | ||
| Current | 2.1% | 4.3% | |
| Former | 57.4% | 60.0% | |
| Never | 38.3% | 36.2% | |
| Reason for TAVR | 0.16 | ||
| Inoperable/extreme risk | 12.7% | 2.1% | |
| High risk | 61.7% | 72.3% | |
| Intermediate risk | 19.1% | 23.4% | |
| Other | 6.4% | 2.1% | |
| Gait speed | |||
| Unable to walk | 2% | 17% | 0.01 |
| 5 M walk speed (s) | 9.4 ± 0.67 | 8.3 ± 4.4 | 0.69 |
| Grip strength | |||
| Men (kg) | 25.6 ± 6.6 | 28.3 ± 10.7 | 0.31 |
| Women (kg) | 14.3 ± 6.4 | 14.7 ± 4.7 | 0.79 |
| Baseline KCCQb score | 45.2 ± 18.5 | 49.8 ± 20.6 | 0.54 |
| STSc score | 5.4 ± 3.4 | 4.8 ± 3.2 | 0.34 |
| Columbia Frailty score | 5.0 ± 2.6 | 5.1 ± 3.2 | 0.85 |
Results presented as percent or mean ± SD
aBMI = Body mass index
bKCCQ = Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
cSTS = Society for Thoracic Surgeons