Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching
From: Do obese patients benefit from isolated aortic valve replacement through a partial upper sternotomy?
Variable | All patients | Propensity matched patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
con-AVR (n = 98) | mini-AVR (n = 86) | P-value | con-AVR (n = 60) | mini-AVR (n = 60) | P-value | |
Age, mean ± SD | 57.8 ± 12.3 | 62.9 ± 10.7 | < 0.001 | 60.1 ± 10.9 | 60.6 ± 11.3 | .878 |
Male [n (%)] | 58(59.2) | 46(53.5) | .343 | 32 (67) | 28 (61) | .465 |
BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 35.5 ± 4.2 | 38.3 ± 5.3 | < 0.001 | 35.9 ± 4.5 | 34.9 ± 5.1 | .762 |
BMI > 40 kg/m2 [n (%)] | 8 (8.1) | 6 (6.9) | .731 | 6 (10.0) | 5 (8.3) | .751 |
EuroScore, median (IQR) | 7 (3–12) | 7 (3–11) | .871 | 7 (3–11) | 7 (3–11) | 1.000 |
Ejection fraction (EF), % median [IQR] | 60 (50–65) | 59 (49–64) | .256 | 60 (52–65) | 60 (55–66) | .576 |
History of AF [n (%)] | 9 (9.1) | 9 (10.4) | .965 | 7 (11.7) | 6 (10.0) | 1.000 |
Diabetes mellitus [n (%)] | 8 (8.1) | 6 (6.9) | .731 | 6 (10.0) | 5 (8.3) | .751 |
Hypertension [n (%)] | 62 (63.2) | 52 (60.4) | .564 | 46 (76.7) | 43 (71.7) | .531 |
Cerebrovascular disease [n (%)] | 5 (5.1) | 5 (5.8) | .909 | 3 (5.0) | 2 (3.3) | 1.000 |
COPD [n (%)] | 5 (5.1) | 4 (4.6) | 1 | 2 (3.2) | 2 (3.2) | 1.000 |
Smoking history [n (%)] | 34 (34.7) | 29 (33.7) | .850 | 21 (35.0) | 20 (33.3) | .847 |
Hb (mg/dl), mean ± SD | 12.22 ± 1.35 | 13.68 ± 1.68 | < 0.001 | 12.48 ± 1.65 | 13.12 ± 1.55 | .534 |
HCT (%), mean ± SD | 38.32 ± 4.68 | 41.32 ± 3.68 | < 0.001 | 39.82 ± 3.78 | 40.32 ± 3.65 | .337 |