Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with HF (N = 362)

Characteristics	Mean ± SD or N (%)
Age, years	60.6 ± 11.5
Education, years	13.3 ± 3.4
Gender, male	247 (68.2)
Left ventricular ejection fraction, %	34.4 ± 14.7
Marital status
Married/co-habitants	207 (57.2)
Single	34 (9.4)
Widowed/ Divorced	111 (33.5)
Ethnicity
Caucasian	281 (77.6)
African-American	74 (20.4)
Others	7 (2.1)
History of Hypertension	258 (71.3)
History of Diabetes Mellitus	156 (43.1)
NYHA class
I	29 (8.0)
II	144 (39.8)
III	150 (41.4)
IV	39 (10.8)
Medication prescribed
ACE Inhibitors	258 (71.3)
Beta blockers	318 (87.8)
Diuretics	269 (74.3)
Digoxin	99 (27.3)
Antidepressant	89 (24.6)

NYHA= New York Heart Association