Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 4723 patients with heart failure and diabetes, by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) category

Age, years

67.1 (12.9)

66.3 (12.4)

65.4 (12.0)

63.7 (11.7)

60.9 (11.5)

Female

53.6

52.0

55.6

52.3

49.2

Black Race

47.2

41.7

41.2

39.7

42.0

Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity

28.7

28.8

29.8

32.2

32.2

 Medicaid

28.2

31.2

30.6

33.3

33.5

 Medicare

30.5

27.0

25.7

24.1

18.7

 Private

4.1

4.5

3.4

4.7

4.6

 Self-Pay

18.0

18.8

22.4

24.9

27.7

 Other

19.3

18.5

17.9

13.0

15.4

Diabetes Severity Index

3.5 (1.7)

3.3 (1.7)

3.3 (1.6)

3.5 (1.7)

3.4 (1.7)

 Myocardial Infarction

10.8

13.0

11.8

11.2

12.2

 Peripheral Vascular Disease

14.7

11.7

13.3

15.0

11.7

 Cerebrovascular Disease

17.8

15.5

16.9

13.2

10.7

 Dementia

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.1

 Chronic Pulmonary Disease

23.8

26.3

27.2

24.5

25.8

 Rheumatic Disease

2.4

1.8

2.0

1.1

1.4

 Liver Disease

7.5

5.2

4.0

3.7

4.8

 Renal Disease

30.3

19.7

18.6

21.1

21.4

 Malignancy or Tumor

8.6

10.0

6.4

6.5

5.8

Heart Rate, beats/min

74.8 (13.1)

75.2 (12.9)

76.3 (13.2)

77.6 (14.1)

78.2 (13.8)

Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHG

133.7 (22.4)

135.3 (23.0)

134.6 (22.2)

135.6 (23.4)

134.7 (22.9)

Creatinine, mg/dl

1.9 (1.8)

1.5 (1.2)

1.5 (1.2)

1.5 (1.3)

1.5 (1.3)

Hemoglobin, g/dl

11.6 (2.0)

12.0 (1.9)

12.0 (1.9)

12.1 (1.9)

12.2 (2.0)

ACE inhibitor or ARB

55.1

58.2

58.8

56.7

59.9

Beta-Blocker

36.7

34.8

37.5

35.6

34.5

Loop Diuretic

57.9

63.0

62.4

62.3

57.4

Insulin

21.7

25.2

35.8

50.9

62.3

Metformin

14.1

22.2

16.4

18.8

19.5

Sulfonylurea

9.0

11.7

12.4

9.8

10.6

 Hospitalization in Prior 90 Days

54.3

45.3

52.8

53.8

58.9

 Hospitalizations, Prior Year

1.5 (2.0)

1.2 (1.8)

1.4 (1.9)

1.4 (1.7)

1.5 (2.0)

 ED Visits, Prior Year

0.6 (1.3)

0.5 (1.1)

0.6 (1.7)

0.5 (1.3)

0.6 (1.3)

 Clinic Visits, Prior Year

6.9 (12.8)

7.3 (15.3)

6.6 (15.0)

5.3 (12.6)

5.5 (12.2)