Table 5.
Past history-and complication-related characteristics of hospitalized heart failure patients at the JUMC, Jimma, Ethiopia, from September 11, 2016, to September 10, 2017.
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous HF | Yes | 107 | 42.5 |
| No | 145 | 57.5 | |
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| History of hospitalization for HF | None | 145 | 60.4 |
| 1 hospitalization | 39 | 16.3 | |
| >1 hospitalization | 24 | 10.0 | |
| Not mentioned | 32 | 13.3 | |
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| Comorbidity | Yes | 118 | 46.8 |
| No | 134 | 53.2 | |
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| Complication at admission | Yes | 112 | 44.4 |
| No | 140 | 55.6 | |
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| Complication after admission | Yes | 237 | 94.0 |
| No | 15 | 6.0 | |