Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical, and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) baseline descriptive statistics
Parameter | Responders n = 1211 | Non-responders n = 1354 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age, mean (SD), years | 75.92 (10.33) | 78.45 (9.96) | < 0.0001 |
Gender, women | 563 (46.49) | 711 (52.51) | 0.002 |
BMI, kg/m2 | |||
BMI < 25 | 110 (20.60) | 124 (20.36) | 0.812 |
25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 203 (30.01) | 223 (36.62) | |
30 ≤ BMI < 35 | 141 (26.40) | 158 (25.94) | |
BMI ≥ 35 | 80 (14.98) | 104 (17.08) | |
Smoking history | |||
No | 595 (56.67) | 637 (59.64) | 0.380 |
Ex | 365 (34.76) | 345 (32.30) | |
Yes | 90 (8.57) | 86 (8.05) | |
Left ventricular ejection fraction | |||
≤ 45% | 462 (42.15) | 426 (36.35) | 0.005 |
> 45% | 634 (57.85) | 746 (63.65) | |
NYHA classification at discharge | |||
I | 62 (5.12) | 30 (2.22) | < 0.0001 |
II | 707 (58.38) | 643 (47.49) | |
III | 425 (35.09) | 649 (47.93) | |
IV | 17 (1.40) | 32 (2.36) | |
Charlson comorbidity index | |||
0 | 94 (7.76) | 92 (6.79) | 0.047 |
1 | 283 (23.37) | 270 (19.94) | |
2 | 323 (26.67) | 367 (27.10) | |
3 | 275 (22.71) | 304 (22.45) | |
> 3 | 236 (19.49) | 321 (23.71) | |
MLHFQ baseline scores, mean (SD) | |||
Physical subscale | 26.14 (9.66) | 28.42 (8.36) | < 0.0001 |
Emotional subscale | 11.73 (7.18) | 12.99 (7.32) | < 0.0001 |
Total scale | 55.45 (23.66) | 59.73 (21.62) | < 0.0001 |