Table 2.
Baseline characteristics in the group of old patients.
| Variable | Frail Patients (n: 51; 51.51%) |
Non-Frail Patients (n: 48; 48.48%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years old) | 84 ± 5 | 82 ± 5 | 0.069 |
| Women | 22 (43.1%) | 25 (52.1%) | 0.373 |
| Hypertension | 44 (83.3%) | 34 (70.8%) | 0.060 |
| Diabetes | 18 (35.3%) | 15 (31.2%) | 0.670 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 31 (60.8%) | 20 (41.7%) | 0.057 |
| LVEF < 40% | 20 (39.2%) | 17 (35.4%) | 0.696 |
| ST2 (ng/mL) | 108.17 ± 84.16 | 85.49 ± 72.69 | 0.180 |
| Troponin T us (ng/L) | 149.55 ± 401.09 | 130.31 ± 245.94 | 0.776 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 26.30 ± 49.44 | 22.15 ± 35.07 | 0.636 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 12,297.61 ± 13,710.20 | 7709.40 ± 8374.26 | 0.046 |
| GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 46.24 ± 18.85 | 51.84 ± 17.23 | 0.127 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.74 ± 2.09 | 12.46 ± 1.85 | 0.480 |
LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction. Us: ultrasensitive. CRP: C-reactive protein. GFR: glomerular filtration rate.