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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: A comparison of Chinese and non-Chinese Canadian patients hospitalized with heart failure

 

Chinese (n = 1,339)

Non-Chinese (n = 97,939)

P

Mean age, y

76.1

75.9

0.22

Female, %

53.0

51.2

0.20

Charlson-Deyo Comorbidity Index

   

  Mean score

1.85

1.77

0.10

Cardiovascular comorbidities, %

   

  Acute myocardial infarction

17.7

23.4

<0.001

  Atrial fibrillation/flutter

30.2

30.9

0.59

  Cerebrovascular disease

11.6

12.2

0.50

  Hypertension

51.8

42.3

<0.001

  Peripheral vascular disease

5.0

9.1

<0.001

  Valvular heart disease

17.6

14.4

0.001

Other comorbidities, %

   

  Cancer, metastatic

2.2

2.0

0.67

  Cancer, primary

4.9

6.6

0.011

  Dementia

4.9

5.9

0.093

  Diabetes

23.5

20.0

<0.001

  Diabetes with chronic complications

14.0

10.1

<0.001

  Digestive ulcer

3.5

2.6

0.030

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

13.4

22.3

<0.001

  Rheumatologic diseases

1.0

2.1

0.006

HF etiology, %

   

  Ischemic heart disease

35.3

47.7

<0.001

  Valvular heart disease

11.6

7.2

  Hypertension

26.1

16.1

  Unknown/other

27.1

28.9