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Table 2 Vital signs and ejection fraction of acute heart failure patients admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia between May 15 to September 12, 2017 (n = 169)

From: Treatment outcome and its predictors among patients of acute heart failure at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study

Variables

N

Frequency (%)

Mean

SD

Median

Q1

Q3

Age (years)

169

 

37.8

17.8

34.0

23.0

50.0

Time required to reach HI (hr)

169

 

1:17

0:55

1:00

0:30

2:00

Hospital stay (days)

169

 

7.1

10.0

4.0

3.0

6.0

Ejection fraction (%)

74

 

53.8

13.7

55.0

45.8

63.3

Preserved EF (≥ 50%)

 

55 (74.3)

     

Reduced EF (≤ 40%)

 

15 (20.3)

     

Mid-range EF (41 to 49%)

 

4 (5.4)

     
  1. Key: HI health institution, SD standard deviation, Q1. = 25th percentile, Q3 = 75th percentile