Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of the sample of adults with heart failure participating in the psychometric evaluation of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
| Variables | Total (n) | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 280 | 61.9±12.5 |
| Ejection fraction | 279 | 35.4±17.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 180 | 64 |
| Female | 100 | 36 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or living with a partner | 226 | 81 |
| Single | 54 | 19 |
| Race | ||
| Black | 96 | 34 |
| White | 175 | 63 |
| Other | 9 | 3 |
| Education | ||
| < High school | 27 | 10 |
| High school | 102 | 36 |
| At least some college | 151 | 54 |
| Income | ||
| More than needed | 98 | 35 |
| Enough to meet needs | 137 | 49 |
| Less than needed | 45 | 16 |
| Heart failure type | ||
| Systolic | 194 | 69 |
| Diastolic | 53 | 19 |
| Mixed | 32 | 11 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 |
| Heart failure aetiologya | ||
| Ischaemic | 102 | 37 |
| Nonischaemic | 177 | 63 |
| NYHA functional class | ||
| I | 12 | 4 |
| II | 54 | 19 |
| III | 164 | 59 |
| IV | 50 | 18 |
Values are mean±SD or %.
a
Indicates missing data.
NYHA, New York Heart Association.