Table 2.
Selected characteristics by MLHFQ category
| Variable | Overall (N=738) |
MLHFQ 0-26 (N=211) |
MLHFQ 27-52 (N=167) |
MLHFQ 53-78 (N=215) |
MLHFQ 79-105 (N=145) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age At Enrollment (Years) | 54.78± 13.08 | 56.26± 14.31 | 54.07 ± 14.82 | 55.54 ± 11.03 | 52.31 ± 11.50 | 0.028 |
| Men | 494 (67%) | 125 (59%) | 117 (70%) | 156 (73%) | 96 (66%) | 0.025 |
| White | 540 (74%) | 149 (71%) | 133 (80%) | 168 (79%) | 90 (63%) | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.75± 8.19 | 30.70± 8.44 | 31.85 ± 7.62 | 32.55 ± 8.29 | 31.98 ± 8.22 | 0.13 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 77.49± 15.12 | 73.67± 14.53 | 76.68 ± 14.78 | 78.97 ± 14.95 | 81.78 ± 15.32 | <.001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 114.34± 19.00 | 116.63± 18.56 | 116.33 ± 19.13 | 110.79 ± 17.25 | 113.92 ± 21.18 | 0.006 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | 72.98± 27.31 | 76.17± 26.81 | 74.67 ± 29.90 | 71.12 ± 26.04 | 69.15 ± 26.32 | 0.07 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 138.98± 3.69 | 139.44± 3.17 | 139.47 ± 3.59 | 139.04 ± 3.68 | 137.69 ± 4.20 | <.001 |
| Prior MI | 262 (36%) | 65 (31%) | 55 (33%) | 85 (40%) | 57 (39%) | 0.19 |
| Presence of AF | 243 (33%) | 45 (21%) | 52 (32%) | 91 (43%) | 55 (38%) | <.001 |
| Prior coronary angioplasty | 189 (26%) | 41 (19%) | 41 (25%) | 61 (29%) | 46 (32%) | 0.037 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 242 (33%) | 47 (22%) | 52 (31%) | 78 (36%) | 65 (45%) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 430 (58%) | 114 (54%) | 98 (59%) | 113 (53%) | 105 (72%) | <.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 334 (45%) | 87 (41%) | 71 (43%) | 99 (46%) | 77 (53%) | 0.14 |
| Prior stroke/TIA | 85 (12%) | 18 (9%) | 18 (11%) | 28 (13%) | 21 (14%) | 0.29 |
| Smoker | 462 (64%) | 115 (56%) | 108 (65%) | 145 (70%) | 94 (65%) | 0.025 |
MLHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; AF, atrial fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack