Table 1.
Demographic and medical characteristics of older heart failure adults with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
| Demographic characteristics | Heart failure w/o T2DM | Heart failure w/T2DM | Total sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 110 | 59 | 169 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 68.85 (11.18) | 68.05 (8.42) | 68.57 (10.28) |
| Gender (% women) | 33.6 | 35.6 | 34.3 |
| Years of education, mean (SD) | 13.71 (3.08) | 12.87 (2.66) | 13.42 (2.96) |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 87.3 | 74.6 | 82.8 |
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| Medical characteristics | |||
| 2MST, mean (SD) | 64.14 (11.18) | 55.12 (25.72) | 60.99 (24.06) |
| BDI-II, mean (SD) | 7.08 (6.83) | 8.20 (7.33) | 7.47 (7.01) |
| Stroke (%) | 10.9 | 5.1 | 8.9 |
| Hypertension (%) | 64.5 | 78.0 | 69.2 |
| MI (%) | 54.5 | 57.6 | 55.6 |
| Elevated total cholesterol (%) | 63.6 | 72.9 | 66.9 |
Note. 2MST: 2-minute step test; BDI II: beck depression inventory-II; MI: myocardial infarction.