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. 2021 Dec 14;16(12):e0261112. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261112

Table 2. Summary of echocardiographic findings of interest.

Echocardiogram finding SB cases BB cases SB prevalence (95% CI) BB prevalence (95% CI) Relative risk p-value
Aorta dilation 1 / 20 0 / 34 0.05 (0–0.25) 0 (0–0.12) 0 0.370
Aortic valve thickening 0 / 18 10 / 29 0 (0–0.21) 0.34 (0.2–0.53) NA 0.008
Mitral valve prolapse 3 / 18 10 / 29 0.17 (0.05–0.4) 0.34 (0.2–0.53) 2.07 0.315
Mitral valve regurgitation 5 / 20 6 / 34 0.25 (0.11–0.47) 0.18 (0.08–0.34) 0.71 0.728
Pulmonary artery dilation 0 / 16 1 / 23 0 (0–0.23) 0.04 (0–0.23) NA 1.000
Tricuspid valve prolapse 0 / 15 11 / 27 0 (0–0.24) 0.41 (0.24–0.59) NA 0.003
Tricuspid valve regurgitation 3 / 20 6 / 34 0.15 (0.04–0.37) 0.18 (0.08–0.34) 1.18 1.000
Tricuspid valve thickening 1 / 16 10 / 27 0.06 (0–0.3) 0.37 (0.21–0.56) 5.93 0.033

Prevalence was compared between SB and BB, and p-values ≤ 0.05 are reported in bold.