Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Impact of hospitalisation on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure
Variable | Total population | Hospitalised population |
|---|---|---|
Number | 426 | 270 |
Hospitalised at least once (%) | 270 (63.4) | 270 (100) |
Mean age, years (SD) | 67.1 (13.1) | 67.1 (13.2) |
% patients age ≥ 70 years | 48.1 | 48.5 |
% Women | 22.5 | 19.6 |
Lives alone (%) | 113 (26.5%) | 69 (25.6%) |
Lives with partner or friend (%) | 313 (73.5%) | 201 (74.4%) |
Primary cause of heart failure (%) | ||
 Coronary disease | 254 (59.6%) | 171 (63.3%) |
 Hypertension | 27 (6.3%) | 15 (5.6%) |
 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy | 95 (22.3%) | 54 (20.0%) |
 Alcohol-related | 11 (2.6%) | 4 (1.5%) |
 Valve-related | 28 (6.6%) | 20 (7.4%) |
 Other | 10 (2.3%) | 6 (2.2%) |
Comorbidities (%) | ||
 Previous myocardial infarction | 241 (57%) | 163 (60%) |
 Valve disease/mitral regurgitation | 156 (37%)/138 (32%) | 101 (37%)/82 (30%) |
 Chronic or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation | 192 (45%) | 127 (47%) |
 Hypertension | 200 (47%) | 123 (46%) |
 Stroke, any | 39 (9%) | 29 (11%) |
 Chronic lung disease | 103 (24%) | 69 (26%) |
 Diabetes, any | 149 (35%) | 94 (35%) |
Investigations (SD) | ||
 Weight (kg) | 76.7 (16.7) | 77.1 (16.6) |
 Body mass index (kg/cm2) | 26.2 (4.7) | 26.3 (4.8) |
 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 114.2 (19.3) | 113.1 (19.7) |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 69.3 (11.3) | 69.1 (11.3) |
 Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.0 (2.1) | 12.9 (2.0) |
 Serum sodium (mmol/l) | 137.5 (5.0) | 137.3 (5.1) |
 Serum creatinine (μmol/l) | 138.7 (54.0) | 143.7 (58.7) |
 Mean LVEF (%) | 26.0 (7.5) | 26.1 (7.7) |
 % with LVEF < 25% | 50.2 | 47.4 |
 NT proBNP (pg/ml), median [IQR] | 365.5 [152.3 to 796.5] | 393.0 [177.5 to 871.0] |
 Utility – Index (SD) | 0.687 (0.242) | 0.669 (0.246) |
 Utility – VAS (SD) | 0.538 (0.192) | 0.537 (0.189) |