Baseline demographic and clinical data according to ExPHT
| Variables | Whole cohort n=102 | No ExPHT (n=43, 42%) | ExPHT (n=59, 58%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 64±12 | 61±13 | 67±11 | 0.01 |
| Male, n (%) | 69 (68) | 29 (67) | 41 (69) | 0.76 |
| Renal failure, n (%) | 4 (4) | 2 (5) | 2 (3) | 0.93 |
| Systemic hypertension, n (%) | 47 (46) | 13 (32) | 34 (57) | 0.01 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 7 (7) | 2 (5) | 5 (9) | 0.40 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia, n (%) | 33 (32) | 14 (33) | 19 (32) | 0.93 |
| Resting heart rate, bpm | 72±12 | 69±10 | 75±13 | 0.05 |
| Resting systolic BP, mm Hg | 138±20 | 140±20 | 136±20 | 0.43 |
| Resting diastolic BP, mm Hg | 78±10 | 77±11 | 78±10 | 0.78 |
| Exercise workload, W | 80±33 | 76±29 | 86±37 | 0.21 |
| Exercise heart rate, bpm | 122±17 | 121±18 | 124±15 | 0.46 |
| Exercise systolic BP, mm Hg | 174±32 | 173±36 | 174±28 | 0.92 |
| Exercise diastolic BP, mm Hg | 90 [75–90] | 90 [75–90] | 89 [76.5–92] | 0.72 |
p values in bold are significant.
BP, blood pressure; ExPHT, exercise pulmonary hypertension.