The Role of Serum Adiponectin for Outcome Prediction in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Advanced Heart Failure

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients.

Variable	Mean ± SD or median ±	Total number of cases
Age (years)	47.3 ± 10.9	57
BMI (kg/m^2)		57
GFR (ml/min)	108.6 ± 38.6	54
Systolic BP (mmHg)	116 ± 20	57
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	80 ± 10	57
Duration of symptoms before enrollment	40 ± 53	57
Glucose (mmol/l)	5.37 ± 1.25	34
APN (μg/ml)		55
BNP (pg/ml)		56
Il-6 (pg/ml)		55
TNF-α (pg/ml)		55
CRP (μg/ml)		52
hsTnT (pg/ml)		55
LVEF (%)	26.08 ± 9.5	57
LVEDD (cm)	6.8 ± 0.8	57
Average global strain (%)	−8.07 ± 3.5	41
Mean RAP (mmHg)		51
Mean PAP (mmHg)		53
Mean PCWP (mmHg)	21.8 ± 8.9	54
CO (l/min)	4.00 ± 1.88	51
CI (l/min/m^2)	2.16 ± 1.14	51
CD3+ (cells/mm^2)		55
CD45ro+ (cells/mm^2)		55
CD68+ (cells/mm^2)	4 ± 2	55

BMI: body mass index, GFR: glomerular filtration rate, systolic BP: systolic blood pressure, diastolic BP: diastolic blood pressure, APN: adiponectin, BNP: brain natriuretic peptide, IL-6: interleukin-6, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α, CRP: C reactive protein, hsTnT: high sensitivity troponin T, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDD: left ventricle end diastolic diameter, RAP: right atrial pressure, PAP: pulmonary artery pressure, PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, CD3+: T cell receptor, CD45ro+: memory T cell receptor, CD68+: monocyte/macrophage receptor, CO: cardiac output, and CI: cardiac index; median ± interquartile range.