Table 1. Population characteristics (quantitative variables).

Variable	N	Mean	StD	Min	Median	Max
Follow-up time (m)	2,751	21.7	4.2	12	21.7	33.5
Age (y)	2,751	78.31	11.82	19.46	81.13	101.47
Deprivation index	2,541	0.4	0.63	-2.52	0.5	1.96
Delay to 1st GP visit (d)	2,433	18.64	36.74	0	7	559
Delay to 1st cardiologist visit (d)	855	84.05	124.33	0	36	744
Mean GP delay (d)	2,606	32.89	29.41	0	25.82	532
Mean cardiologist delay (d)	609	134.35	110.5	0	110.25	651
Unforeseenness index	2,751	6.66	9.26	0	4.35	100
Nursing care index	2,328	35.03	41.07	0.11	10.05	100
Diuretic variability	2,458	73.07	40.89	0	64.33	248.38
Delay to treatment discontinuation (d)	1,689	149.47	154.9	0	94	765