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Table 2 Baseline characteristic by baseline GLS [Decreased GLS defined as GLS≥(-18%)]

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

 

Total

N = 188

Decreased Baseline GLS

P-value

No

N = 122

Yes

N = 66

Age (years)

53.89 ± 14.40

53.62 ± 14.86

54.38 ± 13.60

0.73

Male

62 (32.98)

33 (27.05)

29 (43.94)

0.023

BMI (kg/m2)

28.40 ± 6.08

27.53 ± 5.96

30.03 ± 5.99

0.007

Race

   

0.91

 Asian

5 (2.66)

4 (3.28)

1 (1.52)

 

 Black

24 (12.77)

14 (11.48)

10 (15.15)

 

 Caucasian

99 (52.66)

65 (53.28)

34 (51.52)

 

 Hispanic

50 (26.60)

33 (27.05)

17 (25.76)

 

 Other

10 (5.32)

6 (4.92)

4 (6.06)

 

Systolic

129.42 ± 17.68

127.97 ± 16.42

132.17 ± 19.69

0.13

Diastolic

70.97 ± 10.66

69.97 ± 9.84

72.86 ± 11.91

0.083

Heart Rate

76.38 ± 13.31

76.06 ± 12.80

76.95 ± 14.27

0.68

Family History of Heart Disease

19 (10.11)

13 (10.66)

6 (9.09)

0.81

Diabetes

35 (18.62)

19 (15.57)

16 (24.24)

0.17

Hypertension

80 (42.55)

50 (40.98)

30 (45.45)

0.64

Hyperlipidemia

52 (27.66)

35 (28.69)

17 (25.76)

0.73

Coronary Artery Disease

9 (4.79)

4 (3.28)

5 (7.58)

0.28

Hypothyroidism

21 (11.17)

16 (13.11)

5 (7.58)

0.33

Smoking

48 (25.53)

27 (22.13)

21 (31.82)

0.16

Ejection Fraction

64.09 ± 3.94

65.01 ± 3.32

62.39 ± 4.43

< 0.001

Cancer type

   

0.24

 Breast

80 (42.55)

57 (46.72)

23 (34.85)

 

 Hematologic

99 (52.66)

60 (49.18)

39 (59.09)

 

 Other

9 (4.79)

5 (4.10)

4 (6.06)

 

Chemotherapy dose

168.70 ± 102.91

165.56 ± 95.49

174.27 ± 115.47

0.58

  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 abnormal and normal GLS