Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in the group of young patients.
| Variable | Frail Patients (n: 17; 16.67%) |
Non-Frail Patients (n: 85; 83.33%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years old) | 68 ± 5 | 62 ± 9 | <0.001 |
| Women | 6 (35.3%) | 25 (29.4%) | 0.630 |
| Hypertension | 14 (82.4%) | 48 (56.5%) | 0.046 |
| Diabetes | 10 (58.8%) | 21 (24.7%) | 0.005 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 8 (47.1%) | 31 (36.5%) | 0.412 |
| LVEF < 40% | 7 (41.2%) | 41 (48.2%) | 0.595 |
| ST2 (ng/mL) | 128.11 ± 162.54 | 81.92 ± 83.01 | 0.300 |
| Troponin T us (ng/L) | 98.62 ± 246.36 | 73.66 ± 170.82 | 0.620 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 25.03 ± 21.21 | 21.72 ± 34.70 | 0.707 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 8704.94 ± 8090.29 | 6028.73 ± 915.02 | 0.161 |
| GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 56.56 ± 23.23 | 63.87 ± 23.74 | 0.142 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.93 ± 2.50 | 13.43 ± 2.32 | 0.417 |
LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction. Us: ultrasensitive. CRP: C-reactive protein. GFR: glomerular filtration rate.