Table 1.
Patients characteristics at presentation.
| HFpEF only (N = 305) |
No HFpEF and no HFrEF (N = 787) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | p-value | |||
| Age (years) | 76.8 ± 10.9 | 68.4 ± 17.1 | <0.0001 | |
| Vital signs | SBP (mmHg) | 120.4 ± 28.6 | 115.0 ± 28.6 | 0.005 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 62.1 ± 18.1 | 63.9 ± 18.0 | 0.135 | |
| HR (bpm) | 98.1± 23.6 | 105.1 ± 25.4 | <0.0001 | |
| Oxygen saturation (%) | 92.6 ± 9.0 | 94.2 ± 7.2 | 0.004 | |
| Temperature (°C) | 37.4 ± 1.1 | 37.4 ± 1.2 | 0.826 | |
| Respiratory rate (Bpm) | 22.9 ± 6.1 | 22.2 ± 6.5 | 0.127 | |
| N (%) | p-value | |||
| Gender | Female | 154 (50.5%) | 369 (46.9%) | 0.285 |
| Smoking | 49 (23.1) | 77 (12.3) | <0.0001 | |
| PMH | Chronic kidney disease | 66 (21.9) | 95 (12.4) | <0.0001 |
| End stage renal disease | 19 (6.2) | 45 (5.7) | 0.747 | |
| Hypertension | 218 (71.5) | 469 (59.6) | <0.0001 | |
| Dyslipidemia | 115 (37.7) | 212 (26.9) | <0.0001 | |
| Coronary artery disease | 112 (36.7) | 189 (24.0) | <0.0001 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 76 (24.9) | 134 (17.0) | 0.003 | |
| TIA or stroke | 23 (7.6) | 45 (5.7) | 0.258 | |
| Vascular disease | 21 (6.9) | 34 (4.3) | 0.082 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 136 (44.6) | 251 (31.9) | <0.0001 | |
| COPD | 40 (13.1) | 71 (9.0) | 0.045 | |
| History of cancer | 107 (35.1) | 320 (40.7) | 0.090 | |
| Currently in remission | 14 (17.7) | 42 (19.3) | 0.764 | |
| Currently on treatment | 53 (59.6) | 146 (59.8) | 0.963 | |
°C, degrees Celsius; bpm, beats per minute; bpm, beats per minute; bpm, breath per minute; Bpm, breaths per minute; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HR, heart rate; mmHg, millimeter of mercury; PMH, past medical history; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.