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Table 1 Comparison between the 3 groups of PH and controls regarding age, sex and BMI

From: Role of micro-RNAs 21, 124 and other novel biomarkers in distinguishing between group 1 WHO pulmonary hypertension and group 2, 3 WHO pulmonary hypertension

  

Group I

Group II

Group III

Control group

P value

No. = 30

No. = 20

No. = 18

No. = 20

Age

Mean ± SD

39.17 ± 11.44

45.95 ± 8.99

45.0 ± 6.82

43.85 ± 10.56

0.070

Sex

Females

20 (66.7%)

9 (45.0%)

6 (33.3%)

10 (50.0%)

0.081

 

Males

10 (33.3%)

11 (55.0%)

12 (66.6%)

10 (50.0%)

 

BMI

Mean ± SD

28.6± 5.9

31.5± 7.2

29.7 ± 5.1

28.1 ±4.8

0.085

  1. P > 0.05 is considered non-significant