Table 2.
Patient Clinical Characteristics
| Characteristica | All Patients (N=205) | Subgroup
|
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With AD (n=120) | No AD (n=85) | |||
| PM dependent | .55 | |||
| Yes | 72 (35) | 40 (56) | 32 (44) | |
| No | 133 (65) | 80 (60) | 53 (40) | |
| Coronary artery disease | .29 | |||
| Yes | 103 (50) | 64 (53) | 39 (46) | |
| No | 102 (50) | 56 (47) | 46 (54) | |
| Prior myocardial infarction | .16 | |||
| Yes | 43 (21) | 28 (23) | 15 (18) | |
| No | 160 (78) | 92 (77) | 68 (80) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
| Congestive heart failure | .44 | |||
| Yes | 91 (44) | 56 (47) | 35 (41) | |
| No | 114 (56) | 64 (53) | 50 (59) | |
| Renal insufficiency and/or failure | .72 | |||
| Yes | 68 (33) | 41 (34) | 27 (32) | |
| No | 137 (67) | 79 (66) | 58 (68) | |
| History of hemodialysis | .67 | |||
| Yes | 6 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | |
| No | 199 (97) | 117 (98) | 82 (96) | |
| COPD | .09 | |||
| Yes | 35 (17) | 25 (21) | 10 (12) | |
| No | 170 (83) | 95 (79) | 75 (88) | |
| TIA | .008 | |||
| Yes | 21 (10) | 18 (15) | 3 (4) | |
| No | 184 (90) | 102 (85) | 82 (96) | |
| Stroke | .03 | |||
| Yes | 36 (18) | 27 (23) | 9 (11) | |
| No | 169 (82) | 93 (78) | 76 (89) | |
| Hypertension | .04 | |||
| Yes | 166 (81) | 103 (86) | 63 (74) | |
| No | 39 (19) | 17 (14) | 22 (26) | |
| Hyperlipidemia | .37 | |||
| Yes | 128 (62) | 78 (65) | 50 (60) | |
| No | 77 (38) | 42 (35) | 35 (41) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | .58 | |||
| Yes | 49 (24) | 27 (23) | 22 (26) | |
| No | 156 (76) | 93 (78) | 63 (74) | |
| Cancer | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 96 (47) | 69 (58) | 27 (32) | |
| No | 109 (53) | 51 (43) | 58 (68) | |
| Depression | .34 | |||
| Yes | 68 (33) | 43 (36) | 25 (29) | |
| No | 137 (67) | 77 (64) | 60 (71) | |
| Dementia | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 30 (15) | 27 (23) | 3 (4) | |
| No | 175 (85) | 93 (78) | 82 (96) | |
| Sleep apnea | .93 | |||
| Yes | 50 (24) | 29 (24) | 21 (25) | |
| No | 155 (76) | 91 (76) | 64 (75) | |
| Patient’s first device | .15 | |||
| Yes | 143 (70) | 79 (66) | 64 (75) | |
| No | 62 (30) | 41 (34) | 21 (25) | |
| Feeding tube | .48 | |||
| Yes | 7 (3) | 5 (4) | 2 (2) | |
| No | 198 (97) | 115 (96) | 83 (98) | |
Abbreviations: AD, advance directive; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PM, pacemaker; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
a
Values are expressed as number and percentage of patients.