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Table 3 Demographic data and medication in the LDHF and HDHF groups

From: The effects of physical exercise on plasma levels of relaxin, NTproANP, and NTproBNP in patients with ischemic heart disease

  

LDHF (n = 22)

HDHF (n = 18)

sign.

Age (years)

 

59 (38-64)

60 (39-78)

n.s.

Weight (kg)

 

86 (70 - 115)

82 (63-91)

n.s.

Height (cm)

 

180 (160 - 190)

172 (160-185)

n.s.

Male/Female

 

21/1

14/4

n.s.

LVEF [%]

 

60 (20 - 65)

45 (30 - 60)

n.s.

Previous MI

[yes/no]

18/4

10/8

n.s.

Previous CABG

[yes/no]

10/22

9/18

n.s

Previous PCI

[yes/no]

11/22

10/18

n.s.

Pos. ischemia testing

[yes/no]

0/22

5/13

p = 0.013

Duration of IHD

[months]

1 (1-50)

2 (1 - 120)

n.s.

Betablocker

[yes/no]

22/0

18/0

n.s.

ACE-inhibitor/ARB

[yes/no]

17/5

17/1

n.s.

Diuretics

[yes/no]

5/17

9/9

(p = 0.08)

Aldosterone-Blocker

[yes/no]

0/22

1/17

n.s.

Digitalis

[yes/no]

2/20

7/11

p = 0.025

  1. Demographic data and medication of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) grouped according to the results of ergometric exercise testing in a high degree heart failure (HDHF) and a low degree heart failure group (LDHF). Data are median ± range. LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction (echocardiograpy); MI: myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI: percutaneus coronary intervention; positive ischemia testing: please see text for details; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker. p < 0.05: significant between group difference (continuous data: Mann-Whitney U, nominal data: Fisher's exact test).