Table 2.
The clinical profile data of patients with heart failure
| Clinical profile data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Overall patient (frequency) | Readmitted patients (%) | OR | P value |
| Age | <65 (64) | 53.1 | 1.87 | 0.050 |
| ≥65 (106) | 37.7 | |||
| Occupational status | ||||
| Employed | (59) | 54.2 | 1.94 | 0.040 |
| Retired | (111) | 37.8 | ||
| Daily dosing regimen (number of daily doses) | >2 (52) | 55.8 | 2.04 | 0.032 |
| ≤2 (118) | 38.1 | |||
| Other associated cardiovascular diseases | Yes (55) | 54.5 | 1.93 | 0.033 |
| No (115) | 38.5 | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | Yes (110) | 49.1 | 1.92 | 0.033 |
| No (60) | 33.3 | |||
| Number of prescribed medications | ≥5 (132) | 48.5 | 2.63 | 0.013 |
| <5 (38) | 26.3 | |||
| Prescribed ACE inhibitors | Yes (117) | 38.5 | 0.52 | 0.035 |
| No (53) | 54.7 | |||
| Prescribed aspirin | Yes (64) | 38.7 | 0.48 | 0.038 |
| No (106) | 56.8 | |||
| Prescribed diuretics | Yes (146) | 46.6 | 2.61 | 0.043 |
| No (24) | 25.0 | |||
ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; OR = odds ratio.
Variables significantly related to at least one prior hospital admission in the previous 12 months (chi-squared; P < 0.10). P value was calculated from the likelihood ratio test.