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Table 4 Patients Characteristics at Admission in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure by Outcome Indicators, N = 955

From: Anemia and chronic kidney disease are associated with poor outcomes in heart failure patients

 

Inhospital mortality N = 955

30 day readmission N = 866

Patients Characteristics

N

N dead (%) 89 (9.3%)

N

N Readmitted (%) 116 (13.4%)

Hospital A

411

41 (10.0)

370

43 (11.6)

Hospital B

544

48 (8.8)

496

73 (14.7)

Age (N = 955)

    

16 – 60 years

114

7 (6.1)

107

18 (16.8)

61 – 70 years

172

12 (7.0)

160

20 (12.5)

71 – 80 years

282

23 (8.2)

259

43 (16.6)

> 80 years

387

47 (12.1)

340

35 (10.3)

Sex (N = 954)

    

Male

518

49 (9.5)

469

64 (13.7)

Female

436

40 (9.2)

396

52 (13.1)

Previous history HF (N = 876)

514

50 (9.7)

464

51 (11.0)*

Prior MI (N = 945)

322

29 (9.0)

293

35 (12.0)

COPD, bronchitis, emphysema (N = 944)

188

26 (13.8)*

162

32 (19.8)*

Hypertension (N = 950)

577

49 (8.5)

528

68 (12.9)

Diabetes (N = 952)

221

20 8 (9.0)

201

34 (16.9)

Current smoker (N = 930)

141

13 (9.2)

128

24 (18.8)*

Symptoms and findings

    

PND (N = 608)

163

9 (5.5)

154

24 8 (15.6)

DOE (N = 849)

672

49 (7.3)

623

80 (12.8)

Orthopnea (N = 655)

330

22 (6.7)

308

43 (14.0)

Leg edema (N = 791)

438

39 (8.9)

399

55 (13.8)

Pulmonary rales (N = 815)

508

35 (6.9)

473

53 (11.2)

S3 gallop (N = 757)

39

2 (5.1)

37

3 (8.1)

JVD (N = 700)

236

20 (8.5)

216

31 (14.4)

Atrial fibrillation (N = 797)

221

9 (4.1)

212

24 (11.3)

  1. HF : Heart Failure; MI: Myocardial Infarction; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; PND: Paroxystal Nocturnal Dyspnea; DOE: Dyspnea On Exertion; JVD: Jugular Venous Distension
  2. *p value < 0.05