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. 2016 Jun 24;7(3):110–116. doi: 10.14740/cr473w

Table 1. Basic Subject Characteristics Based on Heart Failure Type.

Variable HFpEF (n = 50) HFrEF (n = 60) Total (n = 110) P
Age, years (± SD) 59.7 ± 9.2 57.9 ± 10.1 58.6 ± 9.9 0.29
Sex 0.003
  Male, n (%) 28 (56) 49 (81.7) 77 (70)
  Female, n (%) 22 (44) 11 (18.3) 33 (30)
Risk factor
  Hypertension, n (%) 46 (92) 39 (65) 85 (77.2) 0.001
  DM, n (%) 19 (38) 13 (21.7) 32 (29.1) 0.06
  Smoker, n (%) 11 (22) 29 (48.3) 40 (36.3) 0.004
Therapy
  ACE-I/ARB, n (%) 50 (100) 60 (100) 110 (100) 1.000
  Diuretic, n (%) 37 (74) 57 (95) 94 (85.4) 0.002
  Beta blocker, n (%) 21 (42) 30 (50) 51 (46.3) 0.042
  CCB, n (%) 22 (44) 6 (10) 28 (25.4) < 0.0001

HFpEF: heart failure preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF: heart failure reduced ejection fraction; DM: diabetes mellitus; ACE-I: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker.