Variables

baseline

4 months

12 months

P-value*

 

ASD group

VSD group

Total

p value

ASD group

VSD group

Total

p value

ASD group

VSD group

Total

p value

 

FC

3.2±0.45

3.6±0.55

3.4±0.52

0.242

2.8±0.45

3±0

2.9±0.32

0.347

2.8±0.45

2.8±0.45

2.8±0.42

1.0

0.16

6 minute walk distance (m)

288.96±33.69

261.82±50.61

290.11±65.34

0.347

304.0±35.07

306.0±66.39

305±50.07

0.94

294.0±32.86

323.2±23.69

325.1±40.64

0.146

0.126

The Borg dyspnea index

2.6±1.14

3.6±0.89

3.1±1.1

0.161

1.6±2.04

2.1±1.24

1.85±1.61

0.653

0.5±0.5

1.2±0.75

0.93±0.72

0.21

0.546

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

16.36±1.77

18.78±1.49

17.57 + 2.00

0.51

16.44±1.50

18.90±1.42

17.67 + 1.89

0.6

15.92±1.60

19.92±0.71

17.92 + 2.41

0.06

0.726

NT-proBNP (pg/dl)

924.4±112.5

537.00±733.69

731.70 + 918.98

0.53

537.0±864.93

442.0±448.02

599 + 670.19

0.49

391.8±348.15

446.0±690.18

418.90 ±516.14

0.879

0.497

AST (iU/L)

24.6±7.36

24.8±7.25

24.7 + 6.89

0.96

24.6±7.26

22.8±6.3

23.70 + 6.48

0.68

22.2±2.77

26.4±7.73

37.00 + 5.90

0.28

0.910

ALT (iU/L)

13.8±3.76

16.8±7.01

15.30 + 5.54

0.428

20.8±11.43

16.6±6.76

18.7 + 9.13

0.5

15.0±4.06

21±9.5

18.00 + 7.59

0.23

0.487

NT-pro BNP: N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide, AST: aspartate aminotransferance, ALT: alanine aminotransrerase, p-value* was among total group, p-value was among subgroup, all were compared at baseline, 4 months and 12 months.
Table 2: Clinical and laboratory results at baseline, 4-month, and 12-month study period.