Table 1.
Baseline Demographics in Patients With LVAD Hospital Admissions Between 2010 to 2019: Stratified by Sex
| Male | Female | Total | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 27,617) | (n = 8,203) | (N = 35,820) | ||
| Age, y | 57.52 ± 0.19 | 53.6 ± 0.34 | 56.63 ± 0.17 | <0.001 |
| Race and ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
| White | 16,741 (64.87) | 4,150 (53.98) | 20,890 (62.37) | |
| Black | 5,612 (21.74) | 2,674 (34.79) | 8,286 (24.74) | |
| Hispanics | 1,692 (6.56) | 494 (6.43) | 2,186 (6.53) | |
| Others | 1,764 (6.83) | 369 (4.80) | 2,133 (6.37) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 9,528 (34.50) | 2,920 (35.59) | 12,447 (34.75) | 0.40 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 12,321 (44.61) | 3,027 (36.90) | 15,348 (42.85) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9,944 (36.01) | 2,604 (31.75) | 12,549 (35.03) | 0.002 |
| Hypertension | 18,376 (66.54) | 4,727 (57.63) | 23,103 (64.50) | <0.001 |
| Obesity | 4,530 (16.40) | 1,696 (20.67) | 6,226 (17.38) | <0.001 |
| Carotid artery disease | 329 (1.19) | 144 (1.76) | 473 (1.32) | 0.086 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 6,738 (24.40) | 1,906 (23.24) | 8,644 (24.13) | 0.33 |
| Renal failure | 13,731 (49.72) | 2,930 (35.72) | 16,661 (46.51) | <0.001 |
| Liver disease | 5,157 (18.67) | 1,490 (18.16) | 6,646 (18.55) | 0.64 |
| Dyslipidemia | 10,468 (37.90) | 2,536 (30.92) | 13,004 (36.30) | <0.001 |
| Hypothyroidism | 2,776 (10.05) | 1,241 (15.13) | 4,017 (11.22) | <0.001 |
| Valvular disease | 9,647 (34.93) | 3,451 (42.07) | 13,097 (36.56) | <0.001 |
| Smoking | 7,399 (26.79) | 1,863 (22.71) | 9,262 (25.86) | 0.002 |
| Alcohol abuse | 950 (3.44) | 150 (1.82) | 1,100 (3.07) | 0.001 |
| Drug abuse | 1,000 (3.62) | 214 (2.61) | 1,214 (3.39) | 0.044 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 5,101 (18.47) | 1,047 (12.77) | 6,149 (17.17) | <0.001 |
| Previous CABG | 3,052 (11.05) | 419 (5.10) | 3,471 (9.69) | <0.001 |
| Previous PCI | 3,437 (12.45) | 464 (5.66) | 3,901 (10.89) | <0.001 |
| Prior CVD | 1,974 (7.15) | 614 (7.49) | 2,589 (7.23) | 0.64 |
| Prior PPM or ICD | 9,528 (34.50) | 2,627 (32.02) | 12,155 (33.93) | 0.076 |
Values are mean ± SD or n (%). Significant values (P < 0.05) are indicated in bold.
CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CVD = coronary vascular disease; ICD = implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; PPM = permanent pacemaker.