Table 1.
Characteristics of HFrEF hospitalizations among participants in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study by discharge status
| Overall (n = 147) |
Discharged to long-term care (n = 22) |
Not discharged to long-term care (n = 125) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age | |||
| < 65 years | 26 (18%) | 1 (5%) | 25 (20%) |
| 65–69 years | 28 (19%) | 2 (9%) | 26 (21%) |
| 70–74 years | 30 (20%) | 0 | 30 (24%) |
| 75–79 years | 22 (15%) | 4 (18%) | 18 (14%) |
| 80–84 years | 21 (14%) | 9 (41%) | 12 (10%) |
| ≥ 85 | 20 (14%) | 6 (27%) | 14 (11%) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 61 (41%) | 9 (41%) | 52 (42%) |
| Male | 86 (59%) | 13 (59%) | 73 (58%) |
| Race | |||
| White | 61 (41%) | 14 (64%) | 47 (38%) |
| Black | 86 (59%) | 8 (36%) | 78 (62%) |
| Nursing home resident | 14 (10%) | 7 (32%) | 7 (6%) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Asthma | 20 (14%) | 3 (14%) | 17 (14%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 36 (24%) | 6 (27%) | 30 (24%) |
| Atrial fibrillation/ atrial flutter | 63 (43%) | 12 (55%) | 51 (41%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 34 (23%) | 4 (18%) | 30 (24%) |
| Stroke | 29 (20%) | 4 (18%) | 25 (20%) |
| Hypertension | 140 (95%) | 20 (91%) | 120 (96%) |
| Hypotension history | 12 (8%) | 3 (14%) | 9 (7%) |
| Diabetes | 96 (65%) | 10 (45%) | 86 (69%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 69 (47%) | 11 (50%) | 58 (46%) |
| Dialysis | 22 (15%) | 4 (18%) | 18 (14%) |
| Implanted cardiac device | 54 (37%) | 7 (32%) | 47 (38%) |
| Myocardial infarction | 53 (36%) | 8 (36%) | 45 (36%) |
| Coronary heart disease history | 113 (77%) | 18 (82%) | 95 (76%) |
| Coronary heart disease event within past 12 months | 15 (10%) | 2 (9%) | 13 (10%) |
| Prior heart failure diagnosis | 137 (93%) | 21 (95%) | 116 (93%) |
| Hospitalization in 30 days before admission | 34 (23%) | 9 (41%) | 25 (20%) |
| Hospitalization in 1 year before admission | 112 (76%) | 18 (82%) | 94 (75%) |
| Hospitalization information | |||
| Ejection fraction, mean ± standard deviation (%) | 33 ± 29 | 31 ± 32 | 33 ± 29 |
| Current hypotension | 28 (19%) | 4 (18%) | 24 (19%) |
| Systolic blood pressure at discharge mean ± standard deviation (mmHg) | 124 (24) | 121 (28) | 125 (24) |
| Diastolic blood pressure at discharge mean ± standard deviation (mmHg) | 71 (15) | 69 (17) | 71 (14) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation contributed to admission | 11 (7%) | 3 (14%) | 8 (6%) |
| Outpatient clinic visit in the week after discharge | 60 (41%) | 14 (64%) | 46 (37%) |
| Mortality within 1 year of discharge | 49 (33%) | 9 (41%) | 40 (32%) |