. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018 Jan-Feb;33(1):40–46. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000427

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

Characteristics	Without HF symptoms (n = 75) Mean ± SD or n (%)	With HF symptoms (n = 144) Mean ± SD or n (%)	p
Age	63±11	59±12	.018
Female	21 (28)	56 (38.9)	.136
White	64 (85.3)	122 (84.7)	1.00
Education: < high school	16 (21)	29 (20)	.372
Marital status: married	51 (68)	82 (56.9)	.145
LVEF, %	37±14.9	35±13.9	.426
Body mass index	30.6±6.9	33.1±7.8	.021
Heart attack	41 (56.2)	75 (53.2)	.772
Diabetes	28 (38.4)	69 (47.9)	.196
Taking ACEI	63 (84)	91 (63.6)	.002
Taking beta-blocker	70 (93.3)	130 (90.3)	.614
Study group: Study 1 Study 2	46 (61.3) 29 (38.7)	90 (62.5) 54 (37.5)	.884
Intervention assignment: Intervention group	20 (71.4)	34 (64.2)	.623

ACEI =angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; LVEF =left ventricular ejection fraction