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Table 1 Baseline clinical, echocardiographical, and neurohumoral characteristics of the population

From: Tinnitus in elderly patients and prognosis of mild-to-moderate congestive heart failure: a cross-sectional study with a long-term extension of the clinical follow-up

 

Presence of tinnitus

P-value

 

Yes

No

 

Male

122 (52.3%)

408 (52.6%)

NS

Female

111 (47.7%)

317 (47.4%)

NS

Ethiology of CHF (%)

   

Hypertension

30.0

31.7

NS

Ischemic

41

40

NS

CMP

23.3

24.3

NS

Valve disease

3.7

3

NS

Other

2.0

1

NS

Age (years)

74.9 ± 6

73.6 ± 7

n.s.

BMI (kg/m²)

26.6 ± 4

27 ± 4

n.s

Lying SBP (mmHg)

123.1 ± 16

125.9 ± 15

.027*

Standing SBP (mmHg)

118.3 ± 18

121.3 ± 17

.024*

Lying DBP (mmHg)

67.8 ± 9

69.7 ± 9

.006*

Standing DBP (mmHg)

66.7 ± 9

68.8 ± 9

.003*

BNP (pg/ml)

413.1 ± 480

286.2 ± 357

.013*

EF (%)

43.6 ± 15

47.9 ± 14

.001*

% EF ≤ 45%

50.6 ± 12

39.9 ± 12

.001*

LV TDV (mL)

144 ± 23

118 ± 24

.001*

LV TSV (mL)

53 ± 10

46 ± 9

NS

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CHF, congestive heart failure; CMP, cardiomiopathy; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EF, ejection fraction; LV, left ventricular; NS, not significant; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TDV, total distribution volume.