Table 1 Baseline and clinical characteristics of study population in the control and DCM diseased group

Age (years)

9.3 ± 2.1

7.9 ± 3.3

Body weight (kg)

39.3 ± 8.9

36.6 ± 4.5

Gender (male/female)

2/2

3/1

VPCs/24 hours

12.75 ± 15.39

2748 ± 4842*

LVEDV (ml/m ² )

67.68 ± 11.60

120.30 ± 3.85*

LVESV (ml/m ² )

33.63 ± 7.45

72.50 ± 2.85*

EF (%)

49.83 ± 6.37

39.67 ± 3.68*

Urea (mmol/l)

6.00 ± 0.68

4.80 ± 1.22

Creatinine (μmol/l)

62.25 ± 6.40

65.00 ± 6.58

cTnI (ng/ml)

≤ 0.20

0.36 ± 0.04*

total RNA (ng/μl)

3.63 ± 0.33

4.23 ± 1.23