Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of CHF Patients
| Female | 29/103 (28 %)a | |
| Age | 67.1 ± 12.1b | |
| Marital Status | Married | 53/100 (53 %) |
| Divorced, Separated, Widowed | 31/100 (31 %) | |
| Single Never Married | 16/100 (16 %) | |
| Lives Alone | 27/103 (26 %) | |
| Race | White | 75/103 (73 %) |
| Black | 13/103 (13 %) | |
| Hispanic | 10/103 (10 %) | |
| Other | 5/103 (5 %) | |
| Ejection Fraction Percent | 22.3 ± 6.8b | |
| NYHA Class | III | 46/103 (44 %) |
| III or IV | 51/103 (50 %) | |
| IV | 6/103 (6 %) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 3 (1, 10)c | |
| SPMSQ | 0 (0, 5)c | |
| History of myocardial infarction | 52/98 (53 %) | |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 11/99 (11 %) | |
| History of stroke | 16/99 (16 %) | |
| Asthma | 11/99 (11 %) | |
| Emphysema or other lung disease | 11/99 (11 %) | |
| Ulcer disease | 12/99 (12 %) | |
| Diabetes | 33/99 (33 %) | |
| Kidney disease | 14/98 (14 %) | |
| Connective tissue disease | 13/99 (13 %) | |
| Cancer | 12/99 (12 %) | |
| Leukemia or | 3/99 (3 %) | |
| Lymphoma | ||
| Solid Tumors | 9/99 (9 %) |
a
Descriptives presented as frequency/sample size (%) unless otherwise noted.
b
Mean ± SD
c
Mean (Minimum, Maximum)