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Table 1 Comparison of background variables between the two groups (N = 90)

From: Application of food exchange portion method in home-based nutritional intervention for elderly patients with chronic heart failure

Group

Cases

Age (x ± s, Year)

GenderMale/Female

Hypertensive heart failure n (%)

Coronary heart disease and heart failure (%)

Cardiac function class II n (%)

Cardiac function grade III n (%)

experimental group

45

68.15 ± 12..42

27/18

29 (64.44)

16 (35.562)

19 (42.22)

26 (57.78)

control group

45

70.35 ± 9.28

25/20

26 (57.78)

19 (42.22)

21 (46.67)

24 (53.33)

X2 (t) value

 

− 0.952

0.182

0.435

0.421

0.180

0.116

P value

 

0.344  > 0. 05

0.670 > 0. 05

0.517 > 0. 05

0.510 > 0. 05

0.671 > 0. 05

0.538 > 0. 05