Table 1 Characteristics of patients with PAH or CTEPH and healthy controls
Variables | PAH group (n = 12) | PAH-Control (n = 12) | Pvalue | CTEPH group (n = 23) | CTEPH-Control (n = 23) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (16.7) | 1.000 | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | 0.768 |
Age, years | 44.6 ± 13.1 | 44.8 ± 13.2 | 0.963 | 55.0 ± 11.6 | 55.7 ± 11.5 | 0.839 |
BMI, kg/m 2 | 25.66 ± 4.27 | 25.12 ± 3.73 | 0.894 | 25.75 ± 3.23 | 24.53 ± 3.01 | 0.748 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 2 (16.7) | - | - | 5 (21.7) | - | - |
Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) | 0 (0) | - | - | 1 (4.3) | - | - |
6MWD, m | 253.50 (148.50, 368.25) | - | - | 275.00 (150.00, 419.00) | - | - |
NT-proBNP, pg/ml | 1130.0 (373.9, 2312.0) | - | - | 1723.0 (609.0, 3136.0) | - | - |
mPAP, mmHg | 50 (37, 55) | - | - | 52 (49, 55) | - | - |
PVRI, dyn · sec · m 2 /cm 5 | 1398.0 (1149.0, 2647.5) | - | - | 2231.5 (1595.75, 2611.5) | - | - |
CO, L/min | 3.95 ± 1.21 | - | - | 3.45 ± 1.19 | - | - |
CI, L/min/m 2 | 2.27 ± 0.67 | - | - | 1.82 ± 0.52 | - | - |