Table 1 Clinical characteristics of heart failure patients based on anemia status
From: Anemia in severe heart failure patients: does it predict prognosis?
Variable |  | Non – anemic (215) | Anemic (155) | P – value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD |  | 52.99 ± 17.15 | 56.47 ± 17.76 | 0.041* |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.117 |
| Â | Male | 69 (32.09%) | 62 (40.00%) | Â |
| Â | Female | 146 (67.91%) | 93 (60.00%) | Â |
Residency, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.075 |
| Â | Urban | 99 (46.05%) | 57 (36.77%) | Â |
| Â | Rural | 116 (53.95%) | 98 (63.23%) | Â |
NYHA Class, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.339 |
| Â | Class III | 55 (25.58%) | 33 (21.29%) | Â |
| Â | Class IV | 160 (74.42%) | 122 (78.71%) | Â |
Hypertension, n (%) | Â | 63 (29.30%) | 54 (34.84%) | 0.258 |
AF, n (%) | Â | 51 (23.72%) | 42 (27.10%) | 0.460 |
Heart Rate, mean ± SD |  | 91.06 ± 19.11 | 94.99 ± 19.64 | 0.056 |
Systolic BP, mean ± SD |  | 120.66 ± 22.29 | 123.74 ± 25.60 | 0.219 |
Diastolic BP, mean ± SD |  | 79.00 ± 14.30 | 79.50 ± 15.56 | 0.751 |
Etiology of HF, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | IHD | 36 (16.74%) | 22 (14.19%) | 0.506 |
| Â | VHD | 82 (38.14%) | 74 (47.74%) | 0.065 |
| Â | HHD | 33 (15.35%) | 24 (15.48%) | 0.972 |
| Â | DCMP | 25 (11.63%) | 21 (13.55%) | 0.581 |
| Â | CorPulmonale | 19 (8.84%) | 1 (0.65%) | <0.001* |
| Â | Other etiology | 20 (9.30%) | 13 (8.34%) | 0.761 |