Table 4

Comparisons of clinical variables between patients with and without hypotensive induced ischaemic (HII) events. Continuous variables are compared using t test, categorical variables compared using χ2 test/Fisher’s exact test

HII eventsNon-HII eventsp
Age70(7.6)61(8.9)0.02
Sex (M/F)5/314/3NS
Body mass index (g/m2)27(4.4)28(8.9)NS
Day SBP (mm Hg)117(13.5)118(12.6)NS
Day DBP (mm Hg)71(5.5)72(6.7)NS
Night SBP (mm Hg)107(19.5)108(15.8)NS
Night DBP (mm Hg)62(9.0)64(9.5)NS
Number of medications (1, 2, 3)0, 4, 48, 9, 00.002
Orthostatic hypotension (number/total)5/84/170.07
Ejection fraction42(16)46(11)NS
Left ventricular hypertrophy2/86/17NS
1, 2, 3 vessel disease1, 5, 23, 5, 9NS
CCS (class I, II, III)0, 0, 86, 10, 1< 0.001
NYHA (class I, II, III)4, 3, 113, 3, 1NS