TABLE 2.
Admission and Hospitalization Clinical Characteristics of U.S. Asian Patients With HF, Stratified According to Sex
| Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino/Filipina | Japanese | Korean | Vietnamese | Other Asian | NHW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | ||||||||
| N | 677 | 525 | 933 | 350 | 176 | 304 | 1,017 | 409,762 |
| Point of origin | ||||||||
| Clinic | 48 (7) | 38 (7) | 77 (8) | 22 (6) | 10 (6) | 19 (6) | 51 (5) | 15,257 (4) |
| ED | 441 (65) | 355 (68) | 604 (65) | 200 (57) | 108 (61) | 188 (62) | 687 (68) | 166,726 (41) |
| Another health care facility | 44 (7) | 28 (5) | 72 (8) | 30 (9) | 14 (8) | 23 (8) | 66 (7) | 28,029 (7) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.7 ± 5. | 25.5 ± 5.6 | 28.5 ± 6.7 | 27.5 ± 7.3 | 25.6 ± 5.2 | 24.6 ± 4.3 | 27.3 ± 6.6 | 31.3 ± 8.4 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 143 ± 32 | 138 ± 26 | 141 ± 29 | 137 ± 28 | 138 ± 29 | 138 ± 30 | 144 ± 31 | 137 ± 28 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 79 ± 18 | 77 ± 18 | 82 ± 20 | 80 ± 19 | 79 ± 18 | 79 ± 19 | 83 ± 21 | 78 ± 18 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.6 (1.1–2.8) | 1.6 (1.2–2.3) | 1.7 (1.2–2.7) | 1.6 (1.2–2.5) | 1.6 (1.1–3.0) | 1.5 (1.1–2.6) | 1.6 (1.2–2.5) | 1.4 (1.0–1.9) |
| ECG QRS duration, ms | 115 ± 32 | 116 ± 22 | 110 ± 29 | 117 ± 32 | 115 ± 32 | 106 ± 27 | 113 ± 32 | 123 ± 35 |
| Sodium, mEq/L | 136 ± 5.2 | 137 ± 4.8 | 137 ± 4.6 | 137 ± 4.9 | 137 ± 4.9 | 136 ± 5.3 | 137 ± 4.7 | 138 ± 4.6 |
| Ejection fraction | ||||||||
| LVEF #40% | 402 (59) | 253 (48) | 486 (52) | 205 (59) | 97 (55) | 155 (51) | 553 (54) | 205,454 (50) |
| LVEF 41%−49% | 67 (10) | 45 (9) | 84 (9) | 29 (8) | 20 (11) | 37 (12) | 103 (10) | 46,486 (11) |
| LVEF $50% | 208 (31) | 227 (43) | 363 (39) | 116 (33) | 59 (34) | 112 (37) | 361 (36) | 157,822 (39) |
| Female | ||||||||
| N | 466 | 436 | 665 | 348 | 184 | 261 | 919 | 358,804 |
| Point of origin | ||||||||
| Clinic | 19 (4) | 39 (9) | 46 (7) | 14 (4) | 8 (4) | 14 (5) | 31 (3) | 10,462 (3) |
| ED | 343 (74) | 287 (66) | 455 (68) | 187 (54) | 122 (66) | 177 (68) | 667 (73) | 151,742 (42) |
| Another health care facility | 27 (6) | 30 (7) | 66 (10) | 26 (8) | 15 (8) | 12 (5) | 54 (6) | 25,613 (7) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.1 ± 6.5 | 25.3 ± 6.8 | 27.7 ± 8.4 | 24.9 ± 6.6 | 25.2 ± 6.5 | 24.8 ± 5.1 | 26.6 ± 7.2 | 31.8 ± 10.3 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 151 ± 33 | 142 ± 27 | 147 ± 31 | 143 ± 28 | 147 ± 32 | 150 ± 30 | 150 ± 32 | 143 ± 29 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 77 ± 17 | 74 ± 17 | 77 ± 19 | 75 ± 18 | 80 ± 19 | 77 ± 19 | 78 ± 18 | 76 ± 18 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.3 (0.9–2.3) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 1.5 (1.1–2.8) | 1.2 (0.9–2.1) | 1.2 (0.9–2.2) | 1.4 (1.0–2.7) | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | 1.1 (0.9–1.6) |
| ECG QRS duration, ms | 100 ± 28 | 102 ± 29 | 102 ± 29 | 101 ± 28 | 105 ± 34 | 101 ± 29 | 100 ± 28 | 110 ± 33 |
| Sodium, mEq/L | 136 ± 5.4 | 136 ± 6.3 | 136 ± 5.5 | 136 ± 5.6 | 137 ± 5.9 | 135 ± 6.5 | 136 ± 5.4 | 138 ± 4.8 |
| Ejection fraction | ||||||||
| LVEF #40% | 124 (27) | 129 (30) | 189 (28) | 106 (31) | 69 (38) | 72 (28) | 272 (30) | 101,648 (28) |
| LVEF 41%−49% | 29 (6) | 38 (9) | 55 (8) | 25 (7) | 15 (8) | 24 (9) | 24 (9) | 33,943 (10) |
| LVEF $50% | 313 (67) | 269 (61) | 421 (63) | 217 (62) | 100 (54) | 165 (63) | 165 (63) | 223,213 (62) |
Values are N, frequency (%), mean ± SD, or median (Q1-Q3).
BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; ECG = electrocardiogram; ED = emergency department; LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction; other abbreviations as in Table 1.