Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of ICD Recipients in comparison with Non-Recipients.

		ICD IN SITU				P VALUE
		YES		NO
		(n = 69)		(n = 137)
Age (years) (median [IQR])		61.3 [53.9, 66.4]		62.2 [53.7, 71.7]		0.431
Gender (Male)		55	79.7%	94	68.6%	0.101
Ethnicity	Black	55	79.7%	125	91.2%	0.019
	Others	14	20.3%	12	8.8%
Residence (n = 187)	Rural	6	8.7%	25	18.2%	0.031
	Urban	62	89.9%	94	68.6%
Primary cause of Heart Failure (n = 203)	Ischemic CMP	42	63.6%	62	45.3%	0.014
	Non-Ischemic CMP	24	36.4%	75	54.7%
Left Ventricle EF (Baseline)		30.0 [20.0, 35.0]		25.0 [15.0, 30.0]		0.003
New York Heart Association Class	I	7	10.1%	22	16.1%	0.241
	II	34	49.3%	74	54.0%
	III	28	40.6%	41	29.9%
History of syncope (n = 200)		14	20.3%	4	3.1%	<0.001
Ventricular arrhythmia (n = 197)		21	30.4%	5	3.9%	<0.001
Comorbidities	Diabetes Mellitus	20	29.0%	62	45.3%	0.34
	Hypertension	34	49.3%	85	62%	0.1
	Cancer	4	5.8%	7	5.1%	1.0
	Previous stroke	4	5.8%	9	6.6%	1.0
	Chronic kidney disease	8	11.6%	31	22.6%	0.062
	Dementia	0	0.0%	2	1.5%	0.552
	HIV	1	1.4%	2	1.5%	1.0
Primary physician	General Cardiologist	65	94.2%	115	83.9%	0.045
	Non-Cardiology Physician	4	5.8%	22	16.1%
Mode of payment	Cash Paying	44	63.8%	72	52.6%	0.139
	Insurance	52	75.4%	84	61.3%	0.119
Type of Insurance	NHIF	8	11.6%	26	19.0%	0.233
	Private	44	63.8%	58	42.3%	0.005