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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics Comparison between Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus

From: Diabetes mellitus status modifies the association between N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide and all-cause mortality risk in ischemic heart failure: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Overall

(N = 2287)

Without diabetes mellitus (N = 1115)

With diabetes mellitus (N = 1172)

P-value

Age (years)

63.7 ± 11.0

63.6 ± 11.6

63.7 ± 11.5

0.784

Male, n(%)

1929 (84.4)

948 (85.0)

981 (83.7)

0.385

Vital sign at admission

    

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.7 ± 20.7

124.6 ± 20.2

126.8 ± 21.1

0.014

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.4 ± 12.6

74.2 ± 12.5

74.6 ± 12.7

0.392

Heart rate (beat per minute)

79.2 ± 15.1

77.6 ± 14.7

80.7 ± 15.3

< 0.001

NYHA III-IV, n(%)

582 (25.5)

254 (22.8)

328 (28.0)

0.004

Reason for admission, n(%)

    

Acute coronary syndrome

1241 (54.3)

644 (57.8)

597 (50.9)

0.001

Acute heart failure

866 (37.9)

375 (33.6)

491 (41.9)

< 0.001

Laboratory at admission

    

Hemoglobin (g/L)

130.7 ± 20.5

132.3 ± 19.1

129.2 ± 21.6

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.32 ± 1.27

4.35 ± 1.25

4.30 ± 1.28

0.372

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.81 ± 0.99

2.82 ± 0.99

2.80 ± 0.99

0.481

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.96 ± 0.28

0.99 ± 0.30

0.93 ± 0.25

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.56 ± 1.06

1.45 ± 0.89

1.66 ± 1.18

< 0.001

Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dL)*

20.5 (10.1–43.0)

21.7 (10.4–44.2)

19.6 (9.8–40.8)

0.091

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73m2)*

74.6 (57.6–91.7)

76.8 (60.9–93.1)

71.9 (54.3–90.6)

< 0.001

Glycated hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.8 ± 1.7

5.7 ± 0.5

7.8 ± 1.7

< 0.001

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

6.22 ± 2.60

4.91 ± 0.75

7.41 ± 3.06

< 0.001

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T (pg/mL)*

37.1 (18.9-183.3)

31.4 (16.5–159.0)

41.2 (20.7-204.6)

< 0.001

 N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (pg/mL)*

1568 (619–3827)

1404 (522–3295)

1772 (724–4260)

< 0.001

Echocardiographic index

    

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

36.3 ± 7.4

36.4 ± 7.4

36.3 ± 7.3

0.684

Coronary angiography, n(%)

    

Left main

584 (25.5)

278 (24.9)

306 (26.1)

0.519

Three vessels

490 (21.4)

219 (19.6)

271 (23.1)

0.043

In-hospital percutaneous coronary intervention

1566 (68.5)

770 (69.1)

796 (67.9)

0.557

Comorbidities, n(%)

    

Smoking status

   

< 0.001

Current

465 (20.3)

264 (23.7)

201 (17.2)

 

Former

380 (16.6)

190 (17.0)

190 (16.2)

 

Never

1442 (63.1)

661 (59.3)

781 (66.6)

 

Hypertension

1228 (53.7)

550 (49.3)

678 (57.9)

< 0.001

Chronic kidney disease

620 (27.1)

263 (23.6)

357 (30.5)

< 0.001

Atrial fibrillation

151 (6.6)

67 (6.0)

84 (7.2)

0.265

Stroke

185 (8.1)

90 (8.1)

95 (8.1)

0.976

Myocardial infarction

884 (38.7)

432 (38.7)

452 (38.6)

0.930

Prior revascularization

1267 (55.4)

611 (54.8)

656 (56.0)

0.572

Malignant tumor

32 (1.4)

18 (1.6)

14 (1.2)

0.393

Medications at discharge, n(%)

    

Dual anti-platelet

1800 (78.7)

872 (78.2)

928 (79.2)

0.569

Statins

2162 (94.5)

1065 (95.5)

1097 (93.6)

0.044

Betablocker

1908 (83.4)

924 (82.9)

984 (84.0)

0.484

Renin-angiotensin-system inhibitor

1457 (63.7)

720 (64.6)

737 (62.9)

0.401

Angiotensin receptor-neprilys inhibitor

303 (13.3)

144 (12.9)

159 (13.6)

0.646

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist

1101 (48.2)

508 (45.6)

593 (50.6)

0.015

Loop diuretic

1057 (46.2)

475 (42.6)

582 (49.7)

0.001

Digoxin

136 (6.0)

58 (5.2)

78 (6.7)

0.142

Calcium channel blocker

275 (12.0)

119 (10.7)

156 (13.3)

0.053

Sodium-dependent glucose transporters 2 inhibitor

119 (5.2)

2 (0.2)

117 (10.0)

< 0.001

Oral anticoagulants

530 (23.2)

240 (21.5)

290 (24.7)

0.068

  1. * Presented as median (interquartile range)