Table 1.
Selected characteristics by KCCQ category
| Variable | Overall (N=738) |
KCCQ 0-25 (N=99) |
KCCQ 26-50 (N=216) |
KCCQ 51-75 (N=198) |
KCCQ 76-100 (N=225) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age At Enrollment (Years) | 54.78± 13.08 | 55.33± 12.12 | 53.97 ± 11.95 | 54.40 ± 13.32 | 55.65 ± 14.28 | 0.54 |
| Men | 494 (67%) | 72 (73%) | 151 (70%) | 140 (71%) | 131 (58%) | 0.011 |
| White | 540 (74%) | 61 (62%) | 161 (76%) | 151 (77%) | 167 (75%) | 0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.75± 8.19 | 32.42± 8.83 | 32.25 ± 8.22 | 31.92 ± 7.86 | 30.83 ± 8.11 | 0.22 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 77.49± 15.12 | 84.30± 18.42 | 79.21 ± 14.23 | 77.08 ± 15.54 | 73.20 ± 12.45 | <.001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 114.34± 19.00 | 111.54± 22.04 | 112.59 ± 17.64 | 113.96 ± 18.18 | 117.56 ± 19.19 | 0.014 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | 72.98± 27.31 | 66.19± 26.65 | 70.92 ± 25.59 | 73.37 ± 29.81 | 77.62 ± 26.21 | 0.003 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 138.98± 3.69 | 137.69± 4.33 | 138.74 ± 3.84 | 139.27 ± 3.63 | 139.55 ± 3.10 | <.001 |
| Prior MI | 262 (36%) | 42 (42%) | 86 (40%) | 68 (35%) | 66 (29%) | 0.05 |
| Presence of AF | 243 (33%) | 46 (47%) | 91 (43%) | 59 (31%) | 47 (21%) | <.001 |
| Prior coronary angioplasty | 189 (26%) | 33 (33%) | 64 (30%) | 45 (23%) | 47 (21%) | 0.038 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 242 (33%) | 47 (47%) | 84 (39%) | 58 (29%) | 53 (24%) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 430 (58%) | 71 (72%) | 132 (61%) | 113 (57%) | 114 (51%) | 0.003 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 334 (45%) | 56 (57%) | 100 (46%) | 83 (42%) | 95 (42%) | 0.08 |
| Prior stroke/TIA | 85 (12%) | 18 (18%) | 31 (14%) | 18 (9%) | 18 (8%) | 0.021 |
| Smoker | 462 (64%) | 60 (61%) | 151 (71%) | 130 (67%) | 121 (55%) | 0.003 |
KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; AF, atrial fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack