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 |
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|
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 |
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|
II |
68 (25.3) |
33 (49.3) |
14 (20.9) |
13 (19.1) |
8 (11.9) |
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|
III |
138 (51.3) |
29 (43.3) |
41 (61.2) |
39 (57.4) |
29 (43.3) |
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|
IV |
63 (23.4) |
5 (7.5) |
12 (17.9) |
16 (23.5) |
30 (40.8) |
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|
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 |
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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 |
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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