Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with and without LGE. Values are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise stated.
Characteristics | All N = 1148 | LGE N = 104 | No LGE N = 1044 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 481 (41.9) | 66 (63.5) | 415 (39.8) | < 0.001 |
Mean (SD) age (years) | 64.6 (11.3) | 64.9 (12.5) | 64.6 (11.2) | 0.817 |
Smoking | 148 (12.9) | 19 (18.3) | 129 (12.4) | 0.086 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 729 (63.5) | 77 (74) | 652 (62.5) | 0.019 |
Diabetes mellitus | 381 (33.2) | 40 (38.5) | 341 (32.7) | 0.231 |
Hypertension | 732 (63.8) | 76 (73.1) | 656 (62.8) | 0.038 |
History of dyspnea on exertion | 477 (41.6) | 53 (51) | 424 (40.6) | 0.041 |
History of heart failure | 23 (2) | 2 (1.9) | 21 (2) | 0.951 |
Presence of chest pain | 576 (50.2) | 48 (46.2) | 528 (50.6) | 0.390 |
Medication | ||||
-Beta blockers | 487 (42.4) | 48 (46.2) | 439 (42) | 0.419 |
-Calcium channel blockers | 288 (25.1) | 21 (20.2) | 267 (25.6) | 0.227 |
-Nitrates | 284 (24.7) | 27 (26) | 257 (24.6) | 0.762 |
-Aspirin/clopidogrel | 600 (52.3) | 60 (57.7) | 540 (51.7) | 0.245 |
-ACEI/ARB | 334 (29.1) | 40 (38.5) | 294 (28.2) | 0.027 |
-Statins | 541 (47.1) | 59 (56.7) | 482 (46.2) | 0.040 |
MI by ECG | 89 (7.8) | 17 (18.1) | 72 (7.4) | < 0.001 |
CMR variables in mean (SD) | ||||
-LVEF (%) | 71.0 (9.1) | 69.8 (10.7) | 71.1 (9.0) | 0.255 |
-LVEDVI (ml/m2) | 60.6 (19.6) | 62.4 (22.0) | 60.4 (19.4) | 0.320 |
-LVESVI (ml/m2) | 18.6 (14.1) | 20.5 (17.7) | 18.4 (13.7) | 0.258 |
-LVMASSI (g/m2) | 48.8 (17.3) | 63.0 (31.7) | 47.3 (14.5) | < 0.001 |