Characteristic
Total N = 133 Abnormal LFTs N = 50 Normal LFTS N = 83
P-value
Age (years), mean ± SD 65.7 ± 22.1 63.8 ± 27.1 66.9 ± 18.6 0.43
BMI – mean ± SD 28.7 ± 13.0 28.5 ± 7.2 28.9 ± 15.3 0.88
Male Gender, n (%) 73 (54.9) 28 (56) 45 (54.2) 0.84
Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) 42 (31.6) 15 (30) 27 (32.5) 0.76
HTN, n (%) 60 (45.1) 23 (46) 37 (44.6) 0.87
CHF, n (%) 22 (16.5) 11 (22) 11 (13.3) 0.188
Dyslipidemia, n (%) 62 (64.6) 22 (44) 40 (48.2) 0.63
Obesity, n (%) 51 (38.3) 22 (44) 29 (34.9) 0.29
ASA treatment, n (%) 20 (15) 9 (18) 11 (13.3) 0.45
Statin treatment, n (%) 38 (36.1) 17 (34.0) 31 (37.3) 0.69
MV requirement, n (%) 12 (9) 8 (16) 4 (4.8) 0.03
Death during hospitalization, n (%) 15 (11.3) 11 (22) 4 (4.8) 0.004