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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2013 Jun 9;13(4):304–310. doi: 10.1177/1474515113494026

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 110 Older Adults with Heart Failure.

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Age, mean (SD) 69.87 (9.12)
Years of Education, mean (SD) 13.60 (2.65)
Female (%) 36.4
Race (% Caucasian) 84.5
MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Overall Sample LVEF, mean (SD) (N = 108) 42.25 (16.00)
NYHA Class (%II,%III,%IV) 84.2,14.9,0.9
*Number of Medications, mean (SD) 9.76 (4.58)
Diabetes (% yes) 34.5
Hypertension (% yes) 69.1
Depression (% yes) 20.9
Coronary artery disease 76.3
Myocardial infarction (% yes) 50.0
Elevated total cholesterol (% yes) 67.3
Sleep apnea (% yes) 22.7

LVEF = Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction;

*

N = 103