The relation between the IMPR and the patients’ characteristics (terciles for age, LVEF and EXT1 or pentiles for BMI)
| Categorical variables | Mean IMPR (%) ± SD | P |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
≤ 56 years > 56 years but ≤ 64 years > 64 years | 22.7 ± 32 24.4 ± 32 27.7 ± 46.7 | 0.8681 |
| Gender | ||
Male Female | 27.3 ± 43.5 23.9 ± 34.4 | 0.4961 |
| BMI | ||
≤ 25 > 25 but ≤ 30 > 30 but ≤ 35 > 35 but ≤ 40 > 40 | 22.4 ± 35 24.1 ± 33.8 31 ± 47.7 18.7 ± 23.7 15.2 ± 27.6 | 0.5928 |
| LVEF | ||
≤ 42% > 42% but ≤ 50% > 50% | 20.2 ± 32.8 29.6 ± 44.3 23.9 ± 30.6 | 0.0268 |
| EXT1 | ||
≤ 5.7 METs > 5.7 METs but ≤ 8.4 METs > 8.4 METs | 39.7 ± 50.4 26.9 ± 27.2 7.8 ± 18.4 | < 0.0001 |