Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients: mean (standard deviation) or frequency (percentile).
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Control group (n=47) | Telemonitoring group (n=47) | |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 39 (83) | 39 (83) | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 57.9 (11.9) | 58.3 (11.6) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.9 (4.7) | 28.4 (6.0) | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 116 (16) | 112 (13) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD) | 72 (10) | 71 (10) | |
| Heart rate (bpm), mean (SD) | 70 (12) | 69 (11) | |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (% units), mean (SD) | 28.6 (5.0) | 27.3 (4.9) | |
| NYHA, frequency (%) | |||
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Slight limitations in physical activity (Class II) | 17 (36) | 19 (40) |
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Marked limitation in physical activity (Class III) | 28 (60) | 27 (58) |
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Severe limitations in physical activity (Class IV) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Comorbidities, frequency (%) a | |||
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Diabetes | 2 (4) | 2 (4) |
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Hypertension | 6 (13) | 8 (17) |
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Atrial fibrillation | 6 (13) | 14 (30) |
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Asthma/COPD | 5 (11) | 2 (4) |
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Renal insufficiency | 4 (9) | 0 (2) |
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No comorbidities | 9 (19) | 12 (26) |
| Smoking (number of non-smokers), n (%) a | 42 (89) | 35 (76) | |
aData missing from one patient in the telemonitoring group.