Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between PA patients receiving adrenalectomy and those without operation.

From: Long term outcome of Aldosteronism after target treatments

 

Before Match

p

After Match *

p

No Operation (n = 2516)

Operation (n = 846)

No operation (n = 822)

Operation (n = 822)

Male gender

1188 (47.2%)

369 (43.6%)

0.073

358 (43.6%)

360 (43.8%)

0.960

Age (in year)

52.91 ± 15.44

46.6 ± 10.85

<0.001

46.9 ± 13.7

46.9 ± 10.8

0.447

Premorbid risk

 Cushing syndrome

25 (1.0%)

2 (0.2%)

0.042

7 (0.9%)

2 (0.2%)

0.178

 Hypothyroidism

20 (0.8%)

1 (0.1%)

0.039

6 (0.7%)

1 (0.1%)

0.124

 Hyperthyroidism

53 (2.1%)

18 (2.1%)

0.999

22 (2.7%)

18 (2.2%)

0.632

 Congestive heart failure

225 (8.9%)

32 (3.8%)

<0.001

48 (5.8%)

32 (3.9%)

0.085

 Cerebrovascular disease

355 (14.1%)

88 (10.4%)

0.006

110 (13.4%)

88 (10.7%)

0.111

 CKD

208 (8.3%)

31 (3.7%)

<0.001

25 (3%)

31 (3.8%)

0.497

 COPD

309 (12.3%)

46 (5.4%)

<0.001

46 (5.6%)

46 (5.6%)

0.999

 Coronary artery disease

57 (2.3%)

15 (1.8%)

0.492

10 (1.2%)

15 (1.8%)

0.421

 Dementia

57 (2.3%)

2 (0.2%)

<0.001

1 (0.1%)

2 (0.2%)

0.999

 Diabetes Mellitus

605 (24%)

133 (15.7%)

<0.001

140 (17%)

131 (15.9%)

0.595

 Gout

247 (9.8%)

69 (8.2%)

0.173

82 (10%)

69 (8.4%)

0.305

 Hemiplegia

30 (1.2%)

7 (0.8%)

0.45

9 (1.1%)

7 (0.9%)

0.803

 Hyperlipidemia

579 (23%)

127 (15%)

<0.001

141 (17.2%)

126 (15.3%)

0.349

 Hypokalemia

1120 (44.5%)

448 (53%)

<0.001

404 (49.1%)

432 (52.6%)

0.183

 Moderate or Severe liver disease

243 (9.7%)

61 (7.2%)

<0.001

83 (10.1%)

60 (7.3%)

0.054

 Peptic Ulcer

508 (20.2%)

116 (13.7%)

<0.001

5 (0.6%)

10 (1.2%)

0.300

 Peripheral vascular disease

28 (1.1%)

10 (1.2%)

0.852

46 (5.6%)

46 (5.6%)

0.999

 Rheumatologic disease

34 (1.4%)

10 (1.2%)

0.861

47 (5.7%)

47 (5.7%)

0.999

 Solid tumor

134 (5.3%)

47 (5.6%)

0.792

110 (13.4%)

88 (10.7%)

0.111

Antihypertensive drugs used at diagnosis

 α- blockers

319 (12.7%)

120 (14.2%)

0.263

112 (13.6%)

119 (14.5%)

0.670

 β- blockers

924 (36.7%)

333 (39.4%)

0.175

331 (40.3%)

321 (39.1%)

0.650

 Calcium channel blockers

1476 (58.7%)

578 (68.3%)

<0.001

552 (67.2%)

555 (67.5%)

0.916

 Diuretics

547 (21.7%)

112 (13.2%)

<0.001

95 (11.6%)

111 (13.5%)

0.264

 ACEI/ARB

960 (38.2%)

405 (47.9%)

<0.001

371 (45.1%)

386 (47.0%)

0.488

 K supply after PA diagnosis

1026 (40.8%)

490 (57.9%)

<0.001

373 (45.4%)

478 (58.2%)

<0.001

Antihypertensive drugs used at event

 α- blockers

104 (4.1%)

13 (1.5%)

<0.001

35 (4.3%)

13 (1.6%)

0.002

 β- blockers

502 (20%)

109 (12.9%)

<0.001

162 (19.7%)

108 (13.1%)

<0.001

 Calcium channel blockers

685 (27.2%)

126 (14.9%)

<0.001

200 (24.3%)

125 (15.2%)

<0.001

 Diuretics

367 (14.6%)

61 (7.2%)

<0.001

102 (12.4%)

61 (7.4%)

0.001

 ACEI/ARB

515 (20.5%)

125 (14.8%)

<0.001

153 (18.6%)

125 (15.2%)

0.076

Outcomes

 Cardiovascular event

587 (23.3%)

163 (19.3%)

0.015

176 (21.4%)

154 (18.7%)

0.048

 All-cause mortality

420 (16.7%)

32 (3.8%)

<0.001

96 (11.7%)

31 (3.8%)

<0.001

  1. 123123.
  2. Abbreviations: ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; K, potassium; PA, primary aldosteronism.
  3. *After the propensity score matching process, only 822 PA patients could have their matching counterparts.