Table 1: Characteristics of patients of the two study groups.

Variables Group A
(n = 88)
Group B
(n = 88)
P- value
Male: Female 67:21
(76.14%)
M
58:30
(65.90%)
M
P = 0.183
Diabetes Mellitus 17(19.32%) 21(23.86%) P = 0.583
Hypertension 47(53.4%) 52(59.09%) P = 0.542
Hypercholesterolemia 42 (47.7%) 35(39.77%) P = 0.363
Previous MI 34(38.6%) 31(35.22%) P = 0.757
Lt ventricular ejection fraction (%) 48.3 ± 6.2 48.9 ± 7.1 P = 0.551
Creatinine (mg / dl) 1.01 ± 0.41 1.1± 0.38 P = 0.132
COPD 7 (7.95%) 12 (13.63%) P = 0.331
β .Blockers 32(36.36%) 34(38.63%) P = 0.905

When P value > 0.05 = Non- significant