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Table 1 Characteristics of patients at baseline

From: The optimal duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy in constrictive tuberculous pericarditis

Variables

DATT ≤ 1.05 group (N = 24)

DATT > 1.05 group (N = 69)

P value

Gender

  

0.742

 Male

18 (75.0%)

54 (78.3%)

 

 Female

6 (25.0%)

15 (21.7%)

 

Age, years

64 (17–83)

58 (16–81)

0.563

ATT regimens

  

0.198

 HRZE

14 (58.3%)

50 (72.5%)

 

 Other

10 (41.7%)

19 (27.5%)

 

Preoperative NYHA functional class

  

0.396

 I

1 (4.2%)

6 (8.7%)

 

 II

5 (20.8%)

24 (34.8%)

 

 III

17 (70.8%)

35 (50.7%)

 

 IV

1 (4.2%)

4 (5.8%)

 

Hypertension

2 (8.3%)

12 (17.4%)

0.461

Diabetes

3 (12.5%)

3 (4.3%)

0.359

Atrial fibrillation

4 (16.7%)

11 (15.9%)

1.000

HIV infection

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

/

BMI, kg/m2

19.7 (14.9–26.6)

21.1 (16.3–33.1)

0.057

Preoperative CVP, cmH2O

30.0 (16.0–42.0)

26.0 (15.5–40.0)

0.278

Pleural effusion

24 (100.0%)

63 (91.3%)

0.312

Ascites

15 (62.5%)

35 (50.7%)

0.319

Pericardial effusion

17 (70.8%)

55 (79.7%)

0.370

Pericardial calcification

5 (20.8%)

17 (24.6%)

0.706

Pericardial thickness, mm

10.9 (5.0–18.9)

10.0 (3.4–18.9)

0.148

LVEF, %

60.9 (51.9–78.0)

57.6 (39.9–74.0)

0.147

Hemoglobin, g/dL

123 (94–151)

122 (90–167)

0.772

CRP, mg/L

19.6 (1.5–99.1)

16.3 (0.8–78.0)

0.206

ESR, mm/h

36.5 (7.0–89.0)

16.5 (2.0–105.0)

0.008

Albumin, g/L

31.7 (24.8–41.7)

33.0 (20.3–48.8)

0.566

Total bilirubin, μmol/L

14.6 (6.4–66.7)

18.8 (3.1–59.2)

0.481

Direct bilirubin, μmol/L

8.8 (3.2–36.4)

11.3 (1.8–50.3)

0.329

Serum creatinine, μmol/L

85.1 (62.8–116.1)

81.2 (44.5–120.6)

0.137

Preoperative BNP, pg/mL

165 (21–961)

169 (21–786)

0.575

  1. Values presented as N (percentage) for categorical variables and median (range) for continuous variables
  2. DATT the duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy (months), HRZE isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, NYHA New York Heart Association, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, BMI body mass index, CVP central venous pressure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction (measured on echocardiogram), CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, BNP brain natriuretic peptide