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. 2022 Jan;14(1):76–89. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1340

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Variables Group P (n=43) Group N (n=48) P value
Age (year)
   Mean ± SD 62.5±13.0 63.2±10.0 0.208
   Median (IQR) 67.0 (57.0–70.0) 65.5 (59.0–71.0) 0.965
Male, n (%) 26 (60.4) 40 (83.3) 0.015*
BMI 0.207
   Mean ± SD 23.3±3.3 24.1±3.0
   Median (IQR) 22.8 (16.8–25.9) 24.1 (21.8–26.3)
BSA (m2) 0.016*
   Mean ± SD 1.61±0.18 1.70±0.16
   Median (IQR) 1.63 (1.49–1.73) 1.70 (1.60–1.82)
Smoking History, n (%) 19 (44.2) 29 (60.4) 0.122
Hypertension, n (%) 23 (53.5) 24 (50.0) 0.740
Dyslipidemia, n (%) 12 (27.9) 16 (33.3) 0.576
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 7 (16.3) 16 (33.3) 0.062
Primary diagnosis, n (%)
   Valvular 28 (65.1) 23 (47.9) 0.099
   Ischemic 5 (11.6) 14 (29.2) 0.040*
   Aortic 11 (25.6) 9 (18.8) 0.432
   Others 2 (4.7) 4 (8.3) 0.480

P values were derived by Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test or chi-square test, as appropriate. *, P<0.05. BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area.