Research Article
Comparison between Procalcitonin, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, and Uric Acid in Children with Cardiomyopathy and Controls
Table 2
Results of the Mann-Whitney
test to compare the groups’ values of left heart parameters.
| Parameters | Group | Mean | SD | Mean rank | Sum of ranks | Mann-Whitney | Sig. (2-tailed) |
| Height (cm) | Case | 127.405 | 18.712 | 32.797 | 1213.5 | 510.5 | 0.574 | Control | 128.7 | 29.2 | 35.483 | 1064.5 |
| Ventricular end-diastolic dimension (mm) | Case | 46.584 | 7.713 | 42.568 | 1575 | 238 | 0 | Control | 39.993 | 4.098 | 23.433 | 703 |
| Ventricular end-systolic dimension (mm) | Case | 30.181 | 7.451 | 38.716 | 1432.5 | 380.5 | 0.028 | Control | 26.517 | 3.23 | 28.183 | 845.5 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | Case | 62.514 | 13.715 | 35.986 | 1331.5 | 481.5 | 0.353 | Control | 63.533 | 5.507 | 31.55 | 946.5 |
| Myocardial performance index | Case | 0.549 | 0.181 | 45.892 | 1698 | 115 | 0 | Control | 0.325 | 0.051 | 19.333 | 580 |
| Isovolumic contraction time (m/s) | Case | 0.03 | 0.01 | 43.865 | 1623 | 190 | 0 | Control | 0.017 | 0.007 | 21.833 | 655 |
| Isovolumic relaxation time (m/s) | Case | 0.107 | 0.026 | 43.23 | 1599.5 | 213.5 | 0 | Control | 0.094 | 0.012 | 22.617 | 678.5 |
| Acceleration time (m/s) | Case | 0.054 | 0.011 | 33.703 | 1247 | 544 | 0.888 | Control | 0.054 | 0.008 | 34.367 | 1031 |
| Deceleration time (m/s) | Case | 0.123 | 0.014 | 35.581 | 1316.5 | 496.5 | 0.456 | Control | 0.121 | 0.015 | 32.05 | 961.5 |
| E/A velocity ratio | Case | 1.657 | 0.757 | 28.757 | 1064 | 361 | 0.014 | Control | 1.842 | 0.461 | 40.467 | 1214 |
| Left atrium/aorta ratio | Control | 1.252 | 0.294 | 33.662 | 1245.5 | 542.5 | 0.875 | Case | 1.203 | 0.15 | 34.417 | 1032.5 |
| Preejection period (m/s) | Control | 0.128 | 0.156 | 44.703 | 1654 | 159 | 0 | Case | 0.094 | 0.101 | 20.8 | 624 |
| Preejection period/ejection time (m/s) | Control | 0.357 | 0.058 | 44.743 | 1655.5 | 157.5 | 0 | Case | 0.294 | 0.039 | 20.75 | 622.5 |
| Ejection time (m/s) | Control | 0.25 | 0.026 | 27.865 | 1031 | 328 | 0.004 | Control | 0.263 | 0.02 | 41.567 | 1247 |
| Interventricular septal dimension in diastole (mm) | Case | 6.319 | 1.294 | 40.243 | 1489 | 324 | 0.003 | Control | 5.43 | 0.887 | 26.3 | 789 |
| Ventricular posterior wall dimension in diastole (mm) | Case | 4.211 | 1.222 | 41.149 | 1522.5 | 290.5 | 0.001 | Control | 3.343 | 0.507 | 25.183 | 755.5 |
| Interventricular septal dimension in systole (mm) | Case | 9.276 | 1.761 | 39.365 | 1456.5 | 356.5 | 0.012 | Control | 8.283 | 1.08 | 27.383 | 821.5 |
| Interventricular septal dimension in systole (mm) | Case | 4.251 | 1.246 | 41.662 | 1541.5 | 271.5 | 0 | Control | 3.363 | 0.524 | 24.55 | 736.5 |
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