Table 1 Patients Characteristics at Admission in Patients with Heart Failure and Proportion with Chronic Kidney Disease, N = 955
From: Anemia and chronic kidney disease are associated with poor outcomes in heart failure patients
Characteristics | N (%) | Chronic Kidney Disease (%) * N (%) | Mean (SD) serum creatinine μmol/l |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 955 (100.0) | 220 (23.0) | 113.9 (54.0) |
Hospital A | 411 (43.0) | 109 (26.5) | 116.4 (56.2) |
Hospital B | 544 (57.0) | 111 (20.4)** | 112.0 (52.3) |
Age (N = 955) | |||
16 – 60 years | 114 (11.9) | 23 (20.2) | 111.4 (56.2) |
61 – 70 years | 172 (18.0) | 33 (19.2) | 110.2 (50.7) |
71 – 80 years | 282 (29.5) | 61 (21.6) | 113.2 (56.0) |
> 80 years | 387 (40.5) | 103 (26.6) | 116.7 (53.5) |
Sex (N = 954) | |||
Male | 518 (54.3) | 131 (25.3) | 120.1 (55.4) |
Female | 436 (45.7) | 89 (20.4) | 106.5 (51.5)** |
Previous history Heart Failure (N = 876) | 514 (58.7) | 126 (24.5) | 115.6 (53.4) |
Prior MI (N = 945) | 322 (34.1) | 84 (26.1) | 119.2 (50.7)** |
COPD, bronchitis, Emphysema (N = 944) | 188 (19.9) | 37 (19.7) | 107.3 (45.8)** |
Hypertension (N = 950) | 577 (60.7) | 144 (25.0) | 117.8 (57.7)** |
Diabetes (N = 952) | 221 (23.2) | 57 (25.8) | 122.3 (58.4)** |
Current smoker (N = 930) | 141 (15.2) | 25 (17.7) | 104.7 (43.0)** |
Symptoms and findings | |||
PND (N = 608) | 163 (26.8) | 37 (22.7) | 114.1 (50.1) |
DOE (N = 849) | 672 (79.2) | 158 (23.5) | 113.8 (50.9) |
Orthopnea (N = 655) | 330 (50.4) | 92 (27.9)** | 111.1 (56.4) |
Leg edema (N = 791) | 438 (55.4) | 117 (26.7)** | 118.0 (59.0)** |
Pulmonary rales (N = 815) | 508 (62.3) | 124 (24.4) | 115.0 (53.9) |
S3 gallop (N = 757) | 39 (5.2) | 8 (20.5) | 111.4 (32.6) |
JVD (N = 700) | 236 (33.7) | 66 (28.0)** | 118.2 (62.0) |
Atrial fibrillation (N = 797) | 221 (27.7) | 54 (24.4) | 110.0 (38.9) |