Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics
| Clinical characteristic | PRF
|
PSC
|
|---|---|---|
| n=1,500 | n=933 | |
| New York Heart Association functional class (n=1,494) | ||
| I | 377 (25) | 217 (23) |
| II | 698 (47) | 449 (48) |
| III | 355 (24) | 230 (25) |
| IV | 64 (4) | 34 (4) |
| Current left ventricular ejection fraction | n=1,298 | n=813 |
| Mean (SD) | 50 (11) | 50 (11) |
| Comorbidity | n=1,500 | n=933 |
| Hypertension | 1,187 (79) | 741 (79) |
| Angina | 676 (45) | 427 (46) |
| Sleeping problems | 569 (38) | 361 (39) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 502 (33) | 306 (33) |
| Anxiety | 415 (28) | 273 (29) |
| Underlying cause of HF | n=1,500 | n=933 |
| Hypertension | 986 (66) | 621 (67) |
| Coronary heart disease/myocardial infarction | 650 (43) | 410 (44) |
| Arrhythmia | 371 (25) | 231 (25) |
| Diabetes | 266 (18) | 159 (17) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 227 (15) | 130 (14) |
Notes: Values presented are n (%), unless otherwise stated; percentages are calculated including missing data and are subject to rounding. Data were obtained from patient record forms.
Abbreviations: HF, heart failure; PRF, patient record form; PSC, patient self-completion questionnaire.