Table 1 Clinical characteristics and test results for all enrolled subjects, stratified by criterion standard diagnosis of Primary versus non-Primary heart failure. Data are given as means and standard deviations or as frequencies and percents.
Non-Primary HF N = 266 (60.6%) | Primary HF N = 173 (39.4%) | Total N = 439 | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 58.5 | (15.4) | 66.7 | (15.7) | 61.6 | (16.0) | <0.001 |
Male | 116 | (43.6) | 93 | (53.8) | 209 | (47.6) | |
Female | 150 | (56.4) | 80 | (46.2) | 230 | (52.4) | 0.040 |
Non-white | 130 | (48.9) | 93 | (53.8) | 223 | (50.8) | |
White | 136 | (51.1) | 80 | (46.2) | 216 | (49.2) | 0.330 |
History of CHF | 74 | (27.8) | 146 | (84.4) | 220 | (50.1) | <0.001 |
History of CAD | 76 | (28.6) | 80 | (46.2) | 156 | (35.5) | <0.001 |
History of hypertension | 144 | (54.1) | 132 | (76.3) | 276 | (62.9) | <0.001 |
History of valvular heart disease | 48 | (18.0) | 82 | (47.4) | 130 | (29.6) | <0.001 |
History of COPD | 40 | (15.0) | 28 | (16.2) | 68 | (15.5) | 0.788 |
CHF admission in last 6 months | 19 | (7.1) | 45 | (26.2) | 64 | (14.6) | <0.001 |
Prior EF <55% | 9 | (18.0) | 33 | (60.0) | 42 | (40.0) | <0.001 |
Median BNP level* | 62.7 | (5–5000) | 657 | (5–5000) | 278 | (5–5000) | <0.001 |