Baseline characteristics | Idiopathic LBBB (n = 53) | Control group A CVRF ( +) (n = 53) | Control group B CVRF (−) (n = 26) | p | p |
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(LBBB vs. control group A) | (LBBB vs. control group B) | ||||
Age (years) | 60 ± 11 | 59 ± 10 | 59 ± 13 | 0.774 | 0.828 |
Female (n) | 37 (70%) | 37 (70%) | 18 (69%) | 1.000 | 0.958 |
Body surface area (m2) | 1.86 (1.66–2.16) | 1.87 (1.70–2.07) | 1.87 (1.73–2.00) | 0.950 | 0.867 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26 (23–31) | 26 (23–30) | 26 (24–27) | 0.609 | 0.639 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 71 ± 12 | 71 ± 14 | 68 ± 10 | 0.994 | 0.225 |
Hypertension | 25 (48%) | 13 (30%) | 0 (0%) | 0.064 | < 0.001 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 17 (34%) | 7 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0.090 | < 0.05 |
Diabetes mellitus | 6 (12%) | 3 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.358 | 0.083 |
Smoking history | 13 (26%) | 10 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0.914 | < 0.01 |
Family history of coronary artery disease | 12 (24%) | 9 (21%) | 0 (0%) | 0.770 | < 0.05 |
NT-proBNP (< 125 ng/l) | 109 (83–218) | ||||
High-sensitive Troponin T (< 14 pg/ml) | 8 (5.8–12.3) |