Table 3.
Changes in quality of life in the pooled heart failure population
Baseline observed | 6‐month active therapy | 12‐month active therapy | |||
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Observed | Paired changefrom baseline | Observed | Paired changefrom baseline | ||
Moderate or marked improvement in PGA | N/A | N/A | 58 (47/81) | N/A | 55 (41/75) |
Epworth Sleepiness Scale* | 8.9 ± 5.1 (93) 8.0 [5.0–13.0] | 6.2 ± 4.1 (81) 6.0 [3.0–9.0] | –2.8 ± 4.5 (81) –2.0 [–6.0 to 0.0] P < 0.001 | 6.1 ± 3.7 (75) 5.0 [3.0–9.0] | –3.1 ± 4.7 (75) –2.0 [–5.0 to 0.0] P < 0.001 |
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure score* | 39.2 ± 22.8 (91) 40.0 [21.0–55.0] | 35.3 ± 24.3 (81) 32.0 [16.0–52.0] | –2.6 ± 19.2 (79) –1.0 [–12.0 to 7.0] P = 0.227 | 31.0 ± 22.8 (75) 27.0 [13.0–46.0] | –6.8 ± 20.0 (73) –4.0 [–18.0 to 8.0] P = 0.005 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation (n), or median [interquartile range] for continuous data, or % (n/N) for categorical data.
N/A, not applicable; PGA, patient global assessment.
Nominal two‐sided P‐value from paired t‐test for change from baseline.