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Table 1 Frequencies of patient characteristics and Pearsons or Fishers chi-square test of association between each characteristic and takotsubo cardiomyopathy in 258 patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and sex and age-matched controls with and without coronary artery disease

From: Lack of genetic susceptibility in takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case-control study

Variable

TCM

Controls with CAD

Controls w/o CAD

P-Value

 

(n = 258)

 

(n = 164)

 

(n = 243)

 

TCM

TCM

 

Number (%)

 

Number (%)

 

Number (%)

 

vs Controls

vs Controls

  

Response rate (%)

 

Response rate (%)

 

Response rate (%)

with CAD

w/o CAD

Gender

 Men

24 (9.3%)

100

24 (14.6%)

100

25 (10.3%)

100

  

 Women

234 (90.7%)

100

140 (85.4%)

100

218 (89.7%)

100

  

Characteristics

        

 Smoker

39 (15.3%)

98.8

51 (31.3%)

99.4

13 (5.4%)

98.4

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Erlier smoker

99 (43.6%)

88

49 (34%)

87.8

102 (46.8%)

84.5

n.s.

n.s.

 Heritability TCM

12 (5%)

93.4

39 (27.5%)

86.6

30 (15.4%)

80.2

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Heritability CHD

66 (26.6%)

96.1

60 (38%)

96.3

81 (35.2%)

94.7

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

 Stress

185 (72.5%)

98.8

70 (43.2%)

98.8

117 (49.6%)

97.1

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Emotional stress

176 (70.1%)

97.3

60 (37%)

98.8

100 (43.1%)

95.5

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

 Physical stress

15 (6%)

97.3

3 (1.9%)

98.8

19 (8.2%)

95.5

p < 0.05

n.s.

 Nordic origin

245 (92.2%)

95

152 (94.7%)

92.7

226 (95.6%)

93

n.s.

n.s.

Co-morbidity

 Hypertension

98 (39.5%)

96.1

63 (40.1%)

95.7

110 (47.2%)

95.9

n.s

n.s

 Hyperlidemia

45 (18%)

96.9

39 (24.2%)

98.2

64 (27.6%)

95.5

n.s

p < 0.05

 Diabetes mellitus

17 (6.7%)

98.4

24 (14.6%)

100

14 (5.8%)

98.8

p < 0.01

n.s

 Asthma

10 (3.9%)

98.8

7 (4.3%)

99.4

15 (6.2%)

99.2

n.s

n.s

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

10 (3.9%)

98.8

3 (1.8%)

99.4

4 (1.7%)

99.2

n.s

n.s

 Reumatism

9 (3.6%)

96.9

4 (2.5%)

98.2

11 (4.6%)

97.9

n.s

n.s

 Hypothyroidism

24 (9.4%)

98.8

11 (6.8%)

98.8

16 (6.6%)

99.2

n.s

n.s

Medication

 Medication during disease presentation

170 (67.2%)

98

96 (58.9%)

99.4

169 (72.5%)

95.9

n.s

n.s

 Beta blockers

34 (13.5%)

97.7

22 (13.7%)

98.2

45 (19.5%)

95.1

n.s

n.s

 ACE inhibitors

21 (8.3%)

97.7

9 (5.6%)

98.2

17 (7.4%)

95.1

n.s

n.s

 ARBs

24 (9.5%)

97.7

8 (5%)

98.2

19 (8.2%)

95.1

n.s

n.s

 Diuretics

16 (6.3%)

97.7

10 (6.2%)

98.2

21 (9.1%)

95.1

n.s

n.s

 Antikoagulantia

29 (11.5%)

97.7

17 (10.6%)

98.2

31 (13.4%)

95.1

n.s

n.s

 Psyciatric drugs

28 (11.1%)

97.7

8 (5%)

98.2

11 (4.8%)

95.1

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

 Cortisone

11 (4.4%)

97.7

0 (0%)

98.2

8 (3.5%)

95.1

p < 0.01

n.s

  1. Abbreviations: TCM Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; CAD coronary artery disease; n.s non-significant; n = number of participants. Frequencies were calculated from available responses