Table 1.
Baseline demographics in 10,910 patients with chronic heart failure (CHECK-HF)
| Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean, SD); n = 10,890 | 72.8 ± 11.9 |
| Gender, % male; n = 10,859 | 6523 (60.1%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean, SD); n = 9989 | 27.5 ± 5.4 |
| Hypertension, %; n = 9733 | 4173 (42.9%) |
| Diabetes mellitus, %; n = 9733 | 2877 (29.6%) |
| Renal insufficiencya, %; n = 8690 | 5055 (58.2%) |
| COPD, %; n = 9733 | 1829 (18.8%) |
| Aetiology: n = 10,468 | |
| Ischaemic cardiomyopathy, % | 4877 (46.6%) |
| Non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, % | 5591 (53.4%) |
| Heart failure: n = 10,627 | |
| Reduced ejection fraction, % | 8360 (78.7%) |
| Preserved ejection fraction, % | 2267 (21.3%) |
| Unknown, % | 283 (2.6%) |
| LVEF, % (mean, SD); n = 9178 | 36.0 ± 14.1 |
| NYHA class; n = 10,664 | |
| I, % | 1808 (17.0%) |
| II, % | 5884 (55.2%) |
| III, % | 2777 (26.0%) |
| IV, % | 195 (1.8%) |
| Heart rate, bpm (mean, SD); n = 10,659 | 72.2 ± 14.1 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg (mean, SD); n = 10,664 | 127.6 ± 21.5 |
| Heart failure outpatient clinic; n = 10,780 | 10,385 (96.3%) |
BP blood pressure, bpm beats per minute, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HF heart failure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MI myocardial infarction, NYHA New York Heart Association, SD standard deviation
aDefined as eGFR below 60 or history of renal failure