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The authors have advised that there are percentage errors in the DM (n=1388) and No DM (n=619) columns in Table 1 on page 2256. The correct Table 1 is as follows.
Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Heart Failure
| Variable, n (%) | DM (n=1388) | No DM (n=619) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 753 (54.25%) | 405 (65.43%) | <0.001* |
| Female | 618 (44.52%) | 210 (33.39%) | ||
| Age | <40 | 21 (1.51%) | 41 (6.62%) | <0.001* |
| 40-49 | 75 (5.4%) | 56 (9.05%) | ||
| 50-59 | 187 (13.47%) | 114 (18.42%) | ||
| 60-69 | 379 (27.31%) | 114 (18.42%) | ||
| ≥70 | 620 (44.46%) | 245 (39.58%) | ||
| Clinical Presentation | Fatigue | 368 (26.52%) | 137 (22.13%) | 0.105 |
| Dyspnea | 1067 (76.91%) | 445 (71.89%) | 0.267 | |
| Orthopnea | 520 (37.46%) | 179 (28.92%) | 0.001* | |
| Chest pain | 425 (30.63%) | 167 (26.98%) | 0.430 | |
| Palpitations | 127 (9.15%) | 46 (7.43%) | 0.314 | |
| PND | 403 (29.04%) | 137 (22.13%) | 0.006* | |
| Hypertension | No | 189 (13.62%) | 197 (31.83%) | <0.001* |
| Yes | 1193 (86.38%) | 422 (68.17%) | ||
| BMI | Normal | 182 (13.11%) | 119 (19.23%) | <0.001* |
| Overweight | 271 (19.53%) | 155 (25.04%) | ||
| Obese | 350 (25.21%) | 89 (14.37%) | ||
| Smoking | No | 1025 (73.86%) | 349 (56.78%) | <0.001* |
| Yes | 357 (25.72%) | 270 (43.62%) | ||
| Alcohol | No | 610 (43.95%) | 610 (98.54%) | <0.001* |
| Yes | 3 (0.22%) | 9 (1.46%) | ||
| Dyslipidemia | No | 545 (39.26%) | 298 (48.14%) | <0.001* |
| Yes | 837 (60.34%) | 321 (51.86%) | ||
| Obesity | No | 1263 (91.01%) | 577 (93.22%) | 0.165 |
| Yes | 119 (8.58%) | 42 (6.78%) | ||
| Family History of Premature Death | No | 1309 (94.32%) | 585 (94.51%) | 0.847 |
| Yes | 73 (5.26%) | 34 (5.49%) | ||
| Chronic Kidney Disease | No | 1023 (73.72%) | 517 (83.52%) | <.001* |
| Yes | 359 (25.87%) | 102 (16.48%) | ||
| History of ASCVD | No | 180 (12.97%) | 89 (14.38%) | 0.324 |
| Yes | 860 (61.94%) | 369 (59.61%) | ||
| Atrial Fibrillation | No | 702 (50.58%) | 321 (51.86%) | 0.321 |
| Yes | 338 (24.35%) | 137 (22.13%) | ||
| History of Implanted Device | No | 999 (71.98%) | 439 (70.92%) | 0.851 |
| Yes | 41 (2.95%) | 19 (3.07%) | ||
| History of Structural Heart Disease | No | 988 (71.18%) | 426 (68.82%) | 0.124 |
| Yes | 52 (3.75%) | 32 (5.17%) | ||
| History of Heart Failure | No | 238 (17.15%) | 119 (19.23%) | 0.260 |
| Yes | 1139 (82.06%) | 495 (79.97%) | ||
| Type of Heart Failure | HFpEF | 386 (32.1%) | 138 (25.6%) | 0.006* |
| HFrEF | 815 (67.9%) | 402 (74.4%) | ||
| Mechanical Ventilation | No | 889 (64.04%) | 342 (55.25%) | 0.624 |
| Yes | 43 (3.10%) | 19 (3.07%) | ||
| Number of Hospital Admissions | 0 | 546 (39.32%) | 249 (40.23%) | 0.966 |
| 1 | 268 (19.31%) | 118 (19.06%) | ||
| 2 | 106 (7.64%) | 45 (7.27%) | ||
| >2 | 173 (12.47%) | 76 (12.28%) | ||
| Death | No | 1249 (89.98%) | 565 (91.27%) | 0.365 |
| Yes | 139 (10.02%) | 54 (8.73%) | ||
| Ejection Fraction (%), mean ± SD | 39 ± 12.6 | 36.6 ± 13 | <0.001* | |
| PASP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 26.7 ± 22.8 | 27.8 ± 22.8 | 0.570 | |
| Echo LVH (mm), mean ± SD | 16.9 ± 27.3 | 15.8 ± 20 | 0.544 | |
| Echo LAE (mm) | 25.1 ± 19.5 | 26.8 ± 20 | 0.125 | |
| SBP (mmHg) | Normal | 756 (54.48%) | 391 (63.17%) | 0.016* |
| >140 | 77 (5.55%) | 22 (3.55%) | ||
| DBP (mmHg) | Normal | 951 (68.52%) | 441 (71.24%) | 0.388 |
| >90 | 64 (4.61%) | 24 (3.88%) | ||
| Length of Hospital Stay, mean ± SD | 6.28 ± 7.42 | 6.22 ± 7.84 | 0.152 | |
Note: *Statistical significance was determined with a p-value ≤ 0.05.
Abbreviations: DM, Diabetes Mellitus; PND, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea; BMI, Body Mass Index; ASCVD, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; HFpEF, Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction; HFrEF, Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction; SD, Standard Deviation; PASP, Pulmonary Arterial Systolic Pressure; LVH, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy; LAE, Left Atrial Enlargement; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure.
The authors apologize for these errors.