Table 2.
Characteristics of symptomatic HCM cats in the ATE and CHF groups

Parameters	HCM	ATE group	CHF group	P
Number	13	8	5
Age [years, median (range)]1)	6 (1.4~17)	5 (1.4~8)	8 (6~17)	0.171
Sex (% of male)2)	7 (53.8%)	5 (62.5%)	2 (40%)	0.429
Body weight (kg)	5.0 ± 1.2	5.2 ± 1.2	4.6 ± 1.3	0.406
Heart rate (bpm)	182.5 ± 23.3	182.8 ± 24.0	182 ± 24.9	0.958
Respiratory rate (/min)	64.6 ± 31.4	67.3 ± 34.3	60.4 ± 29.3	0.719
Blood pressure (mmHg)	135.8 ± 8.5	133.2 ± 8.4	140 ± 7.5	0.166
Murmur	5 (33.3%)	2 (20%)	3 (60%)	-
Temperature (°C)	38.0 ± 0.9	37.8 ± 0.9	38.1 ± 1.0	0.550
Breeds	n	n	n
Domestic short hair	6	5	1
Turkish Angora	3	1	2
Siamese	2	2	0
Persian	1	0	1
Himalayan	1	0	1

n; number, HCM; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ATE; arterial thromboembolism, CHF; congestive heart failure.
Mann-Whitney U test,
Fisher’s exact test, others values; Student t-test