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. 2022 May 9;14(5):e24859. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24859

Table 6. Discharge medications of non-obese and obese NVCM patients.

NVCM: non-valvular cardiomyopathy; ACEi: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker

Variable Non-obese 395 (63%) Obese 231 (37%) P-value
Sacubtril/valsartan (Entresto), N (%) 103 (26%) 79 (34%) 0.062
ACEi/ARBs, N (%) 241 (61%) 120 (52%) 0.052
Aspirin, N (%) 336 (85%) 192 (83%) 0.460
Clopidogrel, N (%) 245 (62%) 125 (54%) 0.070
Beta-blockers, N (%) 363 (92%) 206 (89%) 0.352
Statin, N (%) 312 (79%) 188 (81%) 0.662
Loop diuretics, N (%) 304 (77%) 180 (78%) 0.726
Spironolactone, N (%) 268 (68%) 162 (70%) 0.613
Metolazone, N (%) 20 (5%) 14 (6%) 0.570
Nitrates, N (%) 107 (27%) 56 (24%) 0.494
Digoxin, N (%) 12 (3%) 14 (6%) 0.086