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Table 4 Relation between GARS score and significant valvular disease

From: Impact of valvular heart disease on activities of daily living of nonagenarians: the leiden 85-plus study a population based study

 

No valvular disease

(N = 20)

Any valvular disease

(N = 61)

One valve diseased

(N = 38)

Two valve diseased

(N = 23)

GARS score

    

Mean (SD)

36.2 ± 9.2

34.4 ± 13.2 *

35.4 ± 14.4

32.7 ± 11.1†‡

  1. N = number of participants. * p = 0.5 vs. No valvular heart disease. † p = 0.4 one valve diseased vs. two valves diseased. ‡ ANOVA p-value = 0.6 No valvular disease vs. one and two valves diseased. SD = Standard Deviation.
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