Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with CHF
Variables | n = 555 |
|---|---|
Age | 67.86 ± 14.58 |
Female | 245 (44.14%) |
Marital state | |
Married | 448 (80.72%) |
Single | 10 (1.80%) |
Divorced/separated | 9 (1.62%) |
Widowed | 88 (15.86%) |
Education | |
Illiteracy | 63 (11.35%) |
Low level | 403 (72.61%) |
Secondary school and high level | 89 (16.04%) |
Income | |
Low | 273 (49.19%) |
Medium | 265 (47.75%) |
High | 17 (3.06%) |
Nonmanual workers | 259 (46.67%) |
Weight (kg) | 66.67 ± 20.77 |
Height (cm) | 165.27 ± 8.40 |
Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 123.17 ± 19.61 |
Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 74.37 ± 13.00 |
Charslon score | 2.47 ± 1.30 |
Ischemic heart disease | 377 (67.9%) |
Family history | 115 (20.72%) |
History of smoking | 435 (78.38%) |
History of drinking | 468 (84.32%) |
NYHA | |
II | 245 (44.15%) |
III | 211 (38.02%) |
IV | 99 (17.84%) |
Drugs | |
Nitrates | 208 (37.48%) |
Beta-blocker | 378 (68.11%) |
ACEI or ARB | 250 (45.05%) |
Aldosterone antagonist | 359 (64.68%) |
Diuretic | 390 (70.27%) |
Digoxin | 113 (20.36%) |