. 2022 Feb 18;18(2):149–155. doi: 10.1007/s12024-022-00463-8

Table 1.

Comparison of the collective divided by DELC grade

Variable	DELC grade	n	Mean value	Standard deviation	p-value
Age (years)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	46.75	18.65	< 0.001
Age (years)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	68.40	14.45	< 0.001
Heart weight (g)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	402.02	111.70	< 0.001
Heart weight (g)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	490.14	128.75	< 0.001
CAD (grades 0 to 4)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	1.75	1.02	< 0.001
CAD (grades 0 to 4)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	2.57	1.11	< 0.001
Atherosclerosis (grades 0 to 4)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	1.37	0.70	< 0.001
Atherosclerosis (grades 0 to 4)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	2.29	0.93	< 0.001
Preexisting cardiac disease (0 = no, 1 = yes)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	0.26	0.44	0.002
Preexisting cardiac disease (0 = no, 1 = yes)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	0.52	0.50	0.002
Cardiac-related cause of death (0 = no, 1 = yes)	Grade ≤ 2a	57	0.18	0.38	0.071
Cardiac-related cause of death (0 = no, 1 = yes)	Grade ≥ 2b	108	0.31	0.46	0.071