Table 3. Group characteristics.
| Group 1 N = 734 | Group 2 N = 1,060 | Group 3 N = 957 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Age (y) | 66.84 (12.66) | 81.98 (8.74) | 83.05 (7.47) | |
| *Deprivation index | 0.34 (0.64) | 0.38 (0.64) | 0.48 (0.59) | |
| *Delay to 1st GP visit (d) | 33.4 (61.08) | 14.95 (22.43) | 11.91 (17.5) | |
| Delay to 1st cardiologist visit (d) | 89.03 (136.26) | 73.86 (106.21) | 89.23 (127.69) | |
| *Mean GP delay (d) | 53.52 (46) | 26.29 (14.38) | 24.18 (12.8) | |
| Mean cardiologist delay (d) | 129.41 (107.47) | 142.84 (122.8) | 131 (99.01) | |
| *Unforeseenness index | 5.02 (6.01) | 8.16 (12.47) | 6.25 (6.46) | |
| *Nursing care index | 6.56 (15.18) | 35.3 (39.92) | 53.94 (43.12) | |
| *Diuretic variability | 58.28 (33.74) | 72.98 (42.16) | 83.56 (40.96) | |
| *Delay to treatment discontinuation (d) | 144.54 (146.15) | 438.77 (153.7) | 117.58 (120.9) | |
| Death | 55 (7) | 221 (21) | 208 (22) | |
| Sex (male) | 490 (67) | 494 (47) | 391 (41) | |
| CMU / AME † | 76 (10) | 26 (2) | 28 (3) | |
| HF Readmission | None | 612 (83) | 630 (59) | 691 (72) |
| One | 87 (12) | 265 (25) | 172 (18) | |
| At least 2 | 35 (5) | 165 (16) | 94 (10) | |
| Charlson index | 1 | 307 (42) | 336 (32) | 294 (31) |
| 2 | 208 (28) | 308 (29) | 292 (31) | |
| 3 | 126 (17) | 205 (19) | 176 (18) | |
| 4 | 47 (6) | 110 (10) | 110 (11) | |
| 5 or more | 46 (6) | 101 (10) | 85 (9) |
Values are the mean (std) for quantitative variables or number (column percent) for qualitative variables.
* Active variables (used to perform the clustering method)
† Government health insurance programs for individuals with limited financial resources