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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the study population

From: The relationship between endothelial progenitor cells and pulmonary arterial hypertension in children with congenital heart disease

Variables

PAH

Non-PAH

statistics

P value

20-25 mmHg

> 25 mmHg

Total (> 20 mmHg)

Number

30

32

62

111

  

Female, %

20 (66.67)

20 (62.50)

40 (64.52)

55 (49.55)

2.64

0.10

Age, mean (SD), years

2 (1–3)

0 (0–2) bc

1 (0–3)

2 (0–3)

6.53

0.04

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2

16.09 ± 2.24

15.17 ± 2.04

15.62 ± 2.18

16.16 ± 2.47

2.23

0.11

WBC(×109/L)

8.50 (7.30–10.16)

8.80 (7.47–9.96)

8.75 (7.40–10.00)

8.70 (6.80–10.20)

0.44

0.80

lymphocyte(×109/L)

4.46 (3.51–5.45)

5.07 (3.53–6.51)

4.97 (3.51–6.20)

4.69 (3.37–6.19)

0.43

0.81

EPCs> 1.00 /μL, %

21 (70.00)

16 (50.00)

37 (59.68)

78 (70.27)

3.75

0.05

mPAP, mmHg

22.00 ± 1.72a

35.69 ± 8.76bc

29.06 ± 9.38

14.82 ± 2.04

−11.80

< 0.0001

  1. a: denotes statistical significance between Non-PAH and PAH (20-25 mmHg);
  2. b: denotes statistical significance between Non-PAH and PAH (> 25 mmHg);
  3. c: denotes statistical significance between PAH (20-25 mmHg) and PAH (> 25 mmHg)