Table 2: Comparisons of the clinical variable at the index hospitalization among the four groups.

Variables

Total (n : 269)

(1) NT-1(n : 67)

(2) NT-2 (n : 67)

(3) NT-3 (n : 68)

(4) NT-4(n : 67)

P value

Post-hoc test

Vital signs

 

 

 

 

 

   

BT

36.4 ± 0.8

36.7 ± 0.9

36.5 ± 0.7

36.3 ± 0.8

36.2 ± 0.8

0.011

(1) > (4) 4

HR

96.3 ± 23.7

93.2 ± 24.5

91.2 ± 21.2

101.3 ± 23.9

99.2 ± 24.0

0.039

(1); (2); (3); (4)4

RR

22.9 ± 5.4

22.2 ± 4.4

21.9 ± 5.1

23.4 ± 5.1

24.0 ± 6.4

0.062

 

SBP

138.8 ± 31.3

140.8 ± 29.0

134.9 ± 33.0

136.9 ± 31.4

142.5 ± 31.9

0.485

 

DBP

82.4 ± 18.2

82.9 ± 17.3

79.4 ± 17.7

83.5 ± 21.0

83.9 ± 16.4

0.456

 

NYHA Fc

         

< 0.001

 

II

68 (25.3)

33 (49.3)

14 (20.9)

13 (19.1)

8 (11.9)

   

III

138 (51.3)

29 (43.3)

41 (61.2)

39 (57.4)

29 (43.3)

   

IV

63 (23.4)

5 (7.5)

12 (17.9)

16 (23.5)

30 (40.8)

   

LVEF

48.9 ± 17.0

51.0 ± 15.2

54.1 ± 15.2

47.5 ± 18.9

43.0 ± 16.8

0.001

(2) > (4) 4

Blood tests

             

WBC

10.1 ± 4.9

10.5 ± 5.2

9.1 ± 4.4

10.0 ± 4.0

10.8 ± 5.9

0.188

 

Hb

11.5 ± 2.4

12.3 ± 2.5

11.8 ± 2.3

11.3 ± 2.4

10.6 ± 2.2

< 0.001

(1);(2) > (4) 4

Na

137.7 ± 5.9

138.1 ± 6.1

137.8 ± 5.3

137.8 ± 5.1

137.2 ± 7.0

0.843

 

K

4.1 ± 0.9

4.0 ± 0.9

3.8 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.8

4.3 ± 0.9

0.011

(4) > (2) 3

eGFR

54.4 ± 34.2

63.7 ± 35.1

67.6 ± 40.0

49.9 ± 26.0

36.4 ± 24.8

< 0.001

(1);(2);(3) > (4);(2) > (3) 3

NT-pro BNP

11530.9 ± 12062.0

1865.8 ± 558.1

4287.5 ± 1073.2

10260.7 ± 2274.2

29728.7 ± 9906.7

< 0.001

 

EKG- Af

87 (32.3)

22 (32.8)

21 (31.3)

26 (38.2)

18 (26.9)

0.565

 

Note: Data were expressed by n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. +Missing value; 1 chi-square test or Fisher's exact test if the expected value of any box is ≦ 5; 2ANOVA; 3 Games-Howell for post hoc test; 4Scheffé test for post hoc test.

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

Af: Atrial fibrillation; BT: Body temperature; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; eGFR: estimated Glomerular filtration rate; EKG: Electrocardiograph; Hb: Hemoglobin; HR: Heart rate; K: Potassium; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; Na: Sodium; NYHA Fc: New York Heart Association Functional Classification; RR: Respiratory rate; SBP: Systolic blood pressure