Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 115 Older Adults with Heart Failure

Demographic Characteristics	Baseline	12-Months
Age, mean (SD)	69.41 (9.51)	70.12 (9.78)
Years of Education, mean (SD)	13.65 (2.61)	--
Female (%)	37.4	--
Race (% White)	83.5	--
Medical and Clinical Characteristics
NYHA Class (% II, III, IV)	81.7; 13.9; 1.7	--
Diabetes (% yes)	31.3	31.3
Hypertension (% yes)	70.4	74.8
Sleep Apnea (% yes)	24.3	27.8
2MST Females, mean (SD)	59.35 (19.61)	60.32 (23.04)
2MST Males, mean (SD)	61.28 (22.67)	64.39 (24.50)
BDI-II, mean (SD)	7.03 (6.58)	6.92 (6.40)
Anxiety (% yes)	13.0	13.0

NYHA = New York Heart Association (N = 112); 2MST = 2-minute step test; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II