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. 2024 May 31;44(Suppl 1):182–197. doi: 10.7705/biomedica.6951

Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with heart failure diagnosis enrolled in the Registro Colombiano de Insuficiencia Cardíaca (RECOLFACA) by type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (N = 2514)
No (n = 1894) n (%) Yes (n = 620) n (%) Total n (%) p value
Sex 0.195
Female 790 (41.7) 277 (44.7) 1067 (42.4)
Male 1104 (58.3) 343 (55.3) 1447 (57.6)
Age (years) 69 (59.78) 69 (62.77) 69 (59.78) 0.443
Race 0.400
Asian 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.0)
White 85 (4.5) 31 (5.0) 116 (4.6)
Indigenous 9 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 10 (0.4)
Hispanic 1398 (73.8) 455 (73.4) 1853 (73.7)
Mestizo 342 (18.1) 116 (18.7) 458 (18.2)
African-American 60 (3.2) 16 (2.6) 76 (3.0)
Hypertension 1283 (67.7) 528 (85.2) 1811 (72.0) < 0.001
Alcoholism 69 (3.6) 17 (2.7) 86 (3.4) 0.284
Cancer 75 (4.0) 26 (4.2) 101 (4.0) 0.797
Depression 34 (1.8) 13 (2.1) 47 (1.9) 0.630
Dementia 17 (0.9) 5 (0.8) 22 (0.9) 0.833
Coronary disease 482 (25.4) 224 (36.1) 706 (28.1) < 0.001
COPD 328 (17.3) 113 (18.2) 441 (17.5) 0.606
Atrial fibrillation 456 (24.1) 104 (16.8) 560 (22.3) < 0.001
Thyroid disease 279 (14.7) 109 (17.6) 388 (15.4) 0.088
Chronic kidney disease 257 (13.6) 177 (28.5) 434 (17.3) < 0.001
Valvular disease 342 (18.1) 87 (14.0) 429 (17.1) 0.021
Smoking habits (former or current) 341 (18) 112 (18.1) 453 (18) 0.836
CABG 109 (5.8) 61 (9.8) 170 (6.8) < 0.001
Dyslipidemia 427 (22.5) 220 (35.5) 647 (25.7) < 0.001
Ischaemic heart disease 475 (25.1) 218 (35.2) 693 (27.6) < 0.001
Chagas’ disease 76 (4.0) 12 (1.9) 88 (3.5) 0.015
NYHA 0.094
I 241 (12.7) 57 (9.2) 298 (11.9)
II 998 (52.7) 352 (56.8) 1350 (53.7)
III 565 (29.8) 182 (29.4) 747 (29.7)
IV 90 (4.8) 29 (4.7) 119 (4.7)
ACC/AHA classification
C 1792 (94.6) 585 (94.4) 2377 (94.6) 0.805
D 102 (5.4) 35 (5.7) 137 (5.5)
ACEI 674 (35.6) 172 (27.7) 846 33.7) < 0.001
ARB 766 (40.4) 303 (48.9) 1069 (42.5) < 0.001
Diuretics 1257 (66.4) 436 (70.3) 1693 (67.3) 0.068
Beta-blockers 1639 (86.5) 550 (88.7) 2189 (87.1) 0.162
ARNI 176 (9.3) 69 (11.1) 245 (9.7) 0.181
MRA 1082 (57.1) 317 (51.1) 1399 (55.6) 0.009
Ivabradine 111 (5.9) 39 (6.3) 150 (5.9) 0.790
Digoxin 206 (10.9) 45 (7.3) 251 (10.0) 0.009
Nitrates 62 (3.3) 29 (4.7) 91 (3.6) 0.104
Antiagregants 804 (42.4) 356 (57.4) 1160 (46.1) < 0.001
Statins 984 (52.0) 407 (65.6) 1391 (55.3) < 0.001
Anticoagulants 506 (26.7) 137 (22.1) 643 (25.6) 0.022
Pacemaker 0.975
Dual-chamber 73 (3.9) 25 (4.0) 98 (3.9)
Single-chamber 37 (2.0) 12 (1.9) 49 (2.0)
Other implantable devices 0.826
ICD 286 (15.1) 84 (13.6) 370 (14.7)
Resynchronization therapy 35 (1.8) 13 (2.1) 48 (1.9)
ICD + resynchronization therapy 98 (5.2) 29 (4.7) 127 (5.1)
Sinus rhythm 636 (33.6) 231 (37.3) 867 (34.5) 0.094
QRS complex
< 120 ms 633 (33.4) 200 (32.3) 833 (33.1) 0.785
> 120 ms 42 (2.2) 17 (2.7) 59 (2.3)
LV diastolic diameter 57 (48-65) 55 (48-63) 57 (48-65) 0.045
LVEF 32 (25-42) 33 (25-42) 33 (25-42) 0.645
Hemoglobin (mg/dl) 13 (12.14) 12 (11.14) 13 (12.14) < 0,001
Anemia 494 (35.4) 232 (48.3) 726 (38.7) < 0,001
Serum creatinine 1.1 (0.9-1.35) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.1 (0.9-1.4) < 0,001
GFR (ml/min/1,73 m3) 59 (44.78) 53 (36.74) 57 (43.77) < 0,001
Hyponatremia 1079 (56.9) 390 (62.9) 240 (9.5) < 0,001
Hyperkalemia 113 (8.3) 63 (12.6) 176 (9.4) 0,005
NT-proBNP 2151 (855-5089) 2795 (1002-6857) 2255 (950-5594) 0,101

COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting; NYHA: New York Heart Association; ACC/AHA: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; ACEI: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: Angiotensin receptor blockers; ARNI: Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor; MRA: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; ICD: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; LV: Left ventricle; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide