Table 1 . Frequency distribution of Clinical and demographic characteristics .
| Variables | n | % | |
|
Age 60< 69-60 70-79 80-89 |
23 41 70 66 |
11.5 20.5 35 33 |
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Gender Male |
128 |
64 |
|
|
Marital status Single Married Divorced or Widowed |
1 168 31 |
0.5 84 15.5 |
|
|
Educational level College Diploma Elementary Illiterate |
6 44 101 49 |
3 22 50.5 24.5 |
|
|
Occupation Employed(active) Retires Homemaker On sickness leave |
17 93 58 32 |
8.5 46.5 29 16 |
|
|
Body-mass index(kg/m2) <20 20-24.99 25-29.99 ≥30 |
22 94 54 30 |
11 47 27 15 |
|
|
Length of the disease (months) <12 12-23 ≥24 |
132 21 47 |
66 10.5 23.5 |
|
|
LVEF (%) 10-19 20-29 30-40 |
20 35 145 |
10 17.5 72.5 |
|
|
Diuretic consumption Yes |
167 |
83.5 |
|
|
Mean blood pressure 70-89 90-109 ≥110 |
52 129 19 |
26 64.5 9.5 |