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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the LGE + (n = 45) and LGE − DMD patients (n = 51)

From: Derivation and validation of diagnostic models for myocardial fibrosis in duchenne muscular dystrophy: assessed by multi-parameter cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

DMD LGE +

N = 45

DMD LGE−

N = 51

P

value

Baseline characteristics

   

Age, years

9.16 ± 2.17

8.33 ± 2.30

0.069

Height, cm

129.35 ± 11.08

124.69 ± 13.03

0.028*

Weight, kg

30.64 ± 8.86

27.26 ± 9.58

0.032*

BMI, kg/m2

18.09 ± 3.81

17.09 ± 3.33

0.154

BSA, m2

1.03 ± 0.17

0.90 ± 0.19

0.021*

Heart rate, bpm

96.62 ± 14.31

96.50 ± 14.84

0.794

Medications

   

Corticosteroids

34 (75.56)

34 (66.67)

0.339

ACEI

9 (20.00)

8 (15.69)

0.581

β-blocker

7 (15.56)

10 (19.61)

0.604

Diuretic

3 (6.67)

3 (5.88)

0.874

  1. *p＜0.05
  2. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%)
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

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