Table 2 Characteristics of patients
Characteristic | Total | Small-heart group | Normal-heart group | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Overall small vs. overall normal | ||
Sex (M/F, n) | 49 (26/23) | 12 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0.048* |
Age (years) | 53.7 ± 15.0 | 59.3 ± 9.1 | 61.0 ± 10.1 | 60.3 ± 9.6 | 46.1 ± 15.3 | 39.7 ± 19.4 | 44.2 ± 16.4 |  < 0.001* |
Height (m) | 1.63 ± 0.08 | 1.65 ± 0.05 | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 1.60 ± 0.07 | 1.71 ± 0.06 | 1.62 ± 0.04 | 1.69. ± 0.07 |  < 0.001* |
Mass (kg) | 65.9 ± 10.3 | 67.6 ± 9.5 | 61.8 ± 8.5 | 64.2 ± 9.2 | 72.6 ± 11.2 | 58.8 ± 4.7 | 71.3 ± 13.9 | 0.162# |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 4.0 | 24.9 ± 3.4 | 25.4 ± 4.4 | 25.2 ± 3.9 | 24.9 ± 4.4 | 22.4 ± 2.2 | 24.9 ± 4.5 | 0.355# |
Main risk factors (n) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2) | 21 (42.9%) | 7 (58.3%) | 7 (41.2%) | 14 (48.3%) | 6 (42.9)% | 1 (16.7%) | 7 (35.0%) | 0.356# |
Diabetes mellitus Angina pectoris | 11 (22.5%) | 3 (25.0%) | 6 (35.3%) | 9 (31.0%) | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (16.7%) | 2 (10.0%) | 0.166# |
Angina pectoris | 19 (38.8%) | 5 (41.7%) | 6 (35.3%) | 11 (37.9%) | 5 (35.7%) | 3 (50.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | 0.884# |
Electrocardiographic abnormalities pattern | 34 | 6 (50.0%) | 13 (76.5%) | 19 (65.5%) | 10 (71.4%) | 5 (83.3%) | 15 (75.0%) | 0.479# |
Coronary artery stenosis | 12 (24.5%) | 1 (8.3%) | 3 (17.7%) | 4 (13.8%) | 7 (50.0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 8 (40.0%) | 0.079# |
Hypertension | 18 (36.7%) | 5 (41.7%) | 10 (58.8%) | 15 (51.7%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0 | 3 (15.0%) | 0.020* |