Table 1: Characteristics according to the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.

Without PH

N = 943,

n (%)

With PH

N = 890,

n (%)

Total

N = 1,833,

n (%)

p

Male

549 (58.2)

507 (57.0)

1,056 (57.6)

0.588

Age [years]

69 (59.8)

71 (60.8)

70 (59.8)

0.002

Arterial hypertension

695 (73.7)

635 (71.3)

1,330 (72.6)

0.259

Alcoholism

33 (3.5)

28 (3.1)

61 (3.3)

0.673

Type 2 diabetes

231 (24.5)

212 (23.8)

443 (24.2)

0.735

Liver disease

1 (0.1)

5 (0.6)

6 (0.3)

0.088

Coronary heart disease

252 (26.7)

258 (29.0)

510 (27.8)

0.279

COPD

110 (11.7)

203 (22.8)

313 (17.1)

< 0.001

Atrial fibrillation

164 (17.4)

241 (27.1)

405 (22.1)

< 0.001

Thyroid disease

130 (13.8)

168 (18.9)

298 (16.3)

0.003

Chronic kidney disease

142 (15.1)

181 (20.3)

323 (17.6)

0.003

Valvulopathy

825 (87.5)

698 (78.4)

1,523 (83.1)

< 0.001

Coronary revascularization

77 (8.2)

55 (6.2)

132 (7.2)

0.100

Dyslipidemia

240 (25.5)

258 (29.0)

498 (27.2)

0.089

Smoking

150 (15.9)

175 (19.7)

325 (17.7)

0.035

Anemia

262 (29.0)

282 (33.4)

544 (31.1)

0.049

Chagas disease

29 (3.1)

30 (3.4)

59 (3.2)

0.720

NYHA functional class

I

II

III

IV

140 (14.8)

521 (55.2)

253 (26.8)

29 (3.1)

87 (9.8)

462 (51.9)

284 (31.9)

57 (6.4)

227 (12.4)

983 (53.6)

537 (29.3)

86 (4.7)

< 0.001

Use of medications

ACEIs/ARBs-II

Beta-blockers

ARNI

MRA

Ivabradine

Diuretics

Nitrates

Anti-aggregants

Statins

Anticoagulants

699 (74.1)

810 (85.9)

91 (9.7)

534 (56.6)

68 (7.2)

590 (62.6)

41 (4.3)

463 (49.1)

531 (56.3)

199 (21.1)

660 (74.2)

775 (87.1)

88 (9.9)

513 (57.6)

54 (6.1)

659 (74.0)

33 (3.7)

394 (44.3)

504 (56.6)

268 (30.1)

1,359 (74.1)

1,585 (86.5)

179 (9.8)

1,047 (57.1)

122 (6.7)

1,249 (68.1)

74 (4.0)

857 (46.8)

1,035 (56.5)

467 (25.5)

0.987

0.459

0.864

0.662

0.326

< 0.001

0.487

0.038

0.890

< 0.001

PASP (mmHg)*

120 [110-135]

119 [104-131]

120 [107-134]

0.011

Heart rate (bpm)*

72 [65-80]

72 [65-84]

72 [65-81]

0.117

LVDD (mm)*

56 [48-65]

57 [48-65]

57 [48-65]

0.257

LVEF*

35 [25-42]

30 [24-42]

33 [25-42]

0.002

Hemoglobin (mg dL)*

13 [11.7-14.4]

13 [11.6-14.3]

13 [11.6-14.4]

0.549

NT-proBNP*

1,723.500

[571.3-4,911.5]

3,581

[1,428.3-8,692.3]

2,407.500

[954-6,043.3]

< 0.001

Prolonged QRS

171 (30.2)

218 (42.4)

389 (36.0)

< 0.001

ACEIs = Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

ARBs = angiotensin receptor antagonists.

ARNI = angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor

bpm = beats per minute.

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

LVDD = left ventricular diastolic diameter.

LVEF= left ventricular ejection fraction.

MRA = aldosterone receptor antagonists.

NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide

NYHA = New York Heart Association.

PH = pulmonary hypertension.

SBP = systolic blood pressure.

*Median and [interquartile range].