| Characteristics | Pericardial effusion | Pleural effusion | p-value |
|---|
| Number, n | 69 | * | 54 | * | |
| Age, years | 58 | (46–65) | 64 | (52–71) | 0.03 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 41 | (59) | 32 | (59) | 0.82 |
| LVM, g | 187 | (153–240) | 188 | (143–236) | 0.82 |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 97 | (83–120) | 95 | (83–120) | 0.79 |
| LVEDV, mL | 156 | (127–190) | 150 | (125–190) | 0.72 |
| LVEDVI, mL/m2 | 81 | (69–88) | 81 | (65–100) | 0.60 |
| LVEF, % | 47 | (36–56) | 44 | (30–53) | 0.22 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25 | (23–28) | 25 | (22–29) | 0.52 |
| Effusion size, mm | 8 | (5–9) | 14 | (6–10) | < 0.001 |
- Continuous data are given as median (interquartile range) or number (%). LVM left ventricular mass, LVMI Left ventricular mass index, BMI Body mass index, LVEDV Left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVEDVI Left ventricular end-diastolic volume index, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, LVM Left ventricular mass, LVMI Left ventricular mass index. * n = 12 had both a pericardial and a pleural effusion
