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Table 1 Baseline characteristic by cardiotoxicity (defined as drop EF>10% from baseline and EF< 50% at each time measurement)

From: Baseline global longitudinal strain predictive of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity

 

Total

N = 188

Cardiotoxicity

P-value

No

N = 165

Yes

N = 23

Age (years)

53.89 ± 14.40

52.92 ± 14.59

60.87 ± 10.89

0.013

Male

62 (32.98)

50 (30.3)

12 (52.17)

0.056

BMI (kg/m2)

28.40 ± 6.08

28.40 ± 6.20

28.44 ± 5.19

0.98

Race

   

0.40

 Asian

5 (2.66)

5 (3.03)

0 (0.00)

 

 Black

24 (12.77)

21 (12.73)

3 (13.04)

 

 Caucasian

99 (52.66)

84 (50.91)

15 (65.22)

 

 Hispanic

50 (26.60)

47 (28.48)

3 (13.04)

 

 Other

10 (5.32)

8 (4.85)

2 (8.70)

 

Systolic

129.42 ± 17.68

128.22 ± 16.35

137.74 ± 23.86

0.015

Diastolic

70.97 ± 10.66

70.67 ± 10.62

73.09 ± 10.93

0.31

Heart Rate

76.38 ± 13.31

76.23 ± 13.28

77.53 ± 13.85

0.69

Family history of Heart Disease

19 (10.11)

15 (9.09)

4 (17.39)

0.26

Diabetes

35 (18.62)

29 (17.58)

6 (26.09)

0.39

Hypertension

80 (42.55)

64 (38.79)

16 (69.57)

0.007

Hyperlipidemia

52 (27.66)

44 (26.67)

8 (34.78)

0.46

Coronary Artery Disease

9 (4.79)

8 (4.85)

1 (4.35)

1.00

Hypothyroidism

21 (11.17)

20 (12.12)

1 (4.35)

0.48

Smoking

48 (25.53)

33 (20.00)

15 (65.22)

< 0.001

Ejection Fraction

64.09 ± 3.94

64.43 ± 3.73

61.70 ± 4.60

0.002

Baseline GLS

-19.13 ± 2.91

-19.36 ± 2.86

-17.51 ± 2.77

0.004

Cancer type

   

0.018

 Breast

80 (42.55)

76 (46.06)

4 (17.39)

 

 Hematologic

99 (52.66)

81 (49.09)

18 (78.26)

 

 Other

9 (4.79)

8 (4.85)

1 (4.35)

 

Chemotherapy dose

168.70 ± 102.91

175.62 ± 102.49

118.02 ± 93.32

0.013

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and number (%) for categorical variables. Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test (categorical variables) and t-test or Mann-Whitney test (continuous variables) were used to compare patients between cardiotoxicity status