Table 1. Baseline characteristics of elderly and non-elderly heart failure patients.
| Characteristics | Total | Elderly |
Non-elderly |
P-value |
| (Age > 65 yrs) | (Age ≤ 65 yrs) | |||
| Patients | 201709 | 107325 (53.2%) | 94384 (46.8%) | |
| Age, yrs | 64.9 ± 14.8 | 76.2 ± 6.8 | 52.2 ± 10.4 | |
| Male gender | 84155 (41.7%) | 41002 (38.2%) | 43153 (45.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Comorbid conditions | - | |||
| Prior heart failure | 30583 (15.2%) | 16670 (15.5%) | 13913 (14.7%) | < 0.001 |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 14085 (7.0%) | 8261 (7.7%) | 5827 (6.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Non-rheumatic VHD | 20199 (10.0%) | 9609 (9.0%) | 10590 (11.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 12850 (6.4%) | 4381 (4.1%) | 8469 (9.0%) | < 0.001 |
| Ischemic stroke | 7117 (3.5%) | 4110 (3.8%) | 3007 (3.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 924 (0.5%) | 667 (0.6%) | 257 (0.3%) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 106601 (52.8%) | 62016 (57.8%) | 44585 (47.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 63520 (31.5%) | 31210 (29.1%) | 32310 (34.2%) | < 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 47248 (23.4%) | 25693 (23.9%) | 21555 (22.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 57700 (28.6%) | 32678 (30.4%) | 25022 (26.5%) | < 0.001 |
Data are presented as means ± SD or n (%), a P-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance. VHD: valvular heart disease.