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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Coronary slow flow and its correlation with reduced left ventricle global longitudinal strain: a case–control study

Variables

CSF

group

(n = 60)

Mean ± SD

Number (%)

Control

group

(n = 60)

Mean ± SD

Number (%)

p-value

Male gender

44(73.3)

27(45.0)

0.002*

Age (years)

44.58 ± 4.92

43.53 ± 5.01

0.249

Hypertension, n (%)

34 (56.7)

19 (31.7)

0.006*

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

22 (36.7)

18 (30)

0.439

Smoking, n (%)

44 (73.3)

18 (30)

 < 0.001*

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

31 (51.7)

21 (35)

0.65

Family history of premature CAD, n (%)

21 (35)

16 (26.7)

0.323

Medications

Aspirin

36 (60)

33 (55)

0.58

Beta-blockers

24 (40)

20 (33.3)

0.44

ACEIs/ ARBs

15 (25)

13 (21.7)

0.67

Calcium channel blockers

12 (20)

9 (15)

0.42

Nitrates

24 (40)

27 (45)

0.58

Statins

27 (45)

32 (53.3)

0.52

BMI (kg/m2)

27.29 ± 2.63

25.7 ± 2.69

0.001*

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80.73 ± 2.46

80.62 ± 4.93

0.87

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

116.65 ± 12.96

119.67 ± 11.4

0.184

Heart rate (bpm)

80.38 ± 9.21

77.53 ± 7.599

0.067

  1. Data are given in mean ± SD or number and frequency, *p < 0.05
  2. ACEIs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs angiotensin receptor blockers, BMI body mass index, CSF coronary slow flow phenomenon, SD standard deviation