Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| RHD patients (N = 51) |
Healthy controls (N = 49) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 32.63 ± 8.75 | 29.93 ± 7.60 | 0.10 |
| Male n (%) | 17 (33.33) | 22 (44.89) | 0.23 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.83 ± 3.91 | 25.71 ± 6.41 | 0.01 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 78 ± 19.03 | 79.89 ± 7.79 | 0.61 |
| Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 111.47 ± 14.52 | 112.17 ± 11.28 | 0.82 |
| Diastolic pressure (mm Hg) | 76.5 ± 11.50 | 70.28 ± 9.09 | 0.01 |
| EF | 57.76 ± 4.86 | ||
| MVA (cm2) | 1.04 ± 0.32 | ||
| Severe MS N (%) | 28 (54.90) | ||
| NYHA class | |||
| NYHA II | 34 (66.67) | ||
| NYHA III | 17 (33.33) | ||
| Diet veg N (%) | 18 (35.29) | 24 (48.97) | 0.16 |
| Alcohol N (%) | 07 (13.72) | 15 (30.61) | 0.04 |
| Smoking N (%) | 02 (3.92) | 07 (14.28) | 0.07 |
Significant values are in bold.