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Table 1 Baseline pre-operative and operative data of total study groups in patients who survive the first postoperative month after AVR

From: Obesity and the risk of late mortality after aortic valve replacement with small prosthesis

 

BMI < 24

24 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.9

BMI ≥ 28

 

n = 185

n = 94

n = 28

Age, y

56 ± 11.5

54 ± 14.7

57.8 ± 10.3

Sex (female),n (%)

116 (64.4)

44 (47.3)*

19 (67.8)†

Body surface area,m2

1.72 ± 0.32

1.78 ± 0.21*

1.86 ± 0.28*†

NYHA functional class, n (%)

   

  III

85 (45.9)

36 (38.3)

13 (46.4)

  IV

66 (35.7)

28 (29.8)

8 (28.6)

LVEF, %

49.6 ± 9.2

52.7 ± 7.8

51.8 ± 8.1

Pathology, n (%)

   

  Stenosis

64 (34.6)

26 (27.6)

8 (28.6)

  Insufficiency

20 (10.8)

12 (12.8)

6 (21.4)*†

  Mixed

101 (54.6)

56 (59.6)

14 (50)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

26 (14.1)

20 (21.2)*

8 (28.6)*†

Systemic hypertension, n (%)

41 (22.1)

28 (29.8)*

13 (46.4)*†

Chronic lung disease, n (%)

21 (11.4)

15 (15.9)*

6 (21.4)*†

AF, n (%)

75 (40.5)

28 (29.8)*

9 (32.7)*

Operative data

   

  Concomitant CABG

30 (16.2)

18 (19.1)*

6 (21.4)*†

  EOAI,cm2/m2

1.07 ± 0.12

0.96 ± 0.08*

0.81 ± 0.05*†

  CPB time, min

100 ±31

104 ± 42

112 ± 28*†

  Mechanical prosthesis, %

126 (68.5)

54 (57.4)

16 (57.1)

  1. *significant difference from normal (BMI < 24) group; † significant difference from overweight (24 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.9) group.
  2. Abbreviations: AVR Aortic valve replacement, BMI Basic mass index, NS Not significant, NYHA New York Heart Association, LVEF Left ventricular eject fraction, AF Atrial fibrillation, CABG Coronary artery bypass graft, EOAI Effective orifice area index, CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass.