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Table 2 Characteristics of the population at baseline (most recent values, up to 3 years prior to index date) by prevalent and incident cohort

From: Predicting costs of care in heart failure patients

 

Prevalent (n=4315)

Incident (n=381)

 

Demographics

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total N

 Age

20-59 years

777

(18.01%)

98

(25.72%)

875

60-64

415

(9.62%)

28

(7.35%)

443

65-69

512

(11.87%)

39

(10.24%)

551

70-74

607

(14.07%)

60

(15.75%)

667

75-79

735

(17.03%)

57

(14.96%)

792

80-84

630

(14.60%)

59

(15.49%)

689

85 years and over

639

(14.81%)

40

(10.50%)

679

 Gender

male

2061

(47.76%)

223

(58.53%)

2284

female

2254

(52.24%)

158

(41.47%)

2412

 Race

white

4074

(94.41%)

365

(95.80%)

4539

non-white

241

(5.59%)

16

(4.20%)

257

Clinical findings and measurements

 BMI (kg/m2)

<25

1034

(23.96%)

83

(21.78%)

1117

25-34

2331

(54.02%)

219

(57.48%)

2550

>=35

950

(22.02%)

79

(20.73%)

1029

 Smoking Status

current smoker

418

(9.69%)

38

(9.97%)

456

never or former smoker

3897

(90.31%)

343

(90.03%)

4240

 Systolic blood pressure (mm/hg)

<120

1267

(29.36%)

126

(33.07%)

1393

120-140

1637

(37.94%)

149

(39.11%)

1786

>140

1411

(32.70%)

106

(27.82%)

1517

 Hemoglobin

<11gm/dl

466

(10.80%)

42

(11.02%)

508

>= 11gm/dl

3849

(89.20%)

339

(88.98%)

4188

 Renal function* (ml/min/1.73m2)

>=60

2389

(55.37%)

261

(68.50%)

2650

45-60

972

(22.53%)

64

(16.80%)

1036

30-45

671

(15.55%)

35

(9.19%)

706

<30

283

(6.56%)

21

(5.51%)

304

 Ejection fraction on echocardiogram(%)

>65

353

(8.18%)

18

(4.72%)

371

51-65

2331

(54.02%)

169

(44.36%)

2500

41-50

533

(12.35%)

60

(15.75%)

593

31-40

488

(11.31%)

62

(16.27%)

550

21-30

417

(9.66%)

55

(14.44%)

472

1-20

193

(4.47%)

17

(4.46%)

210

 Posterior wall thickness on echocardiogram (mm)

<11

1763

(40.86%)

154

(40.42%)

1917

>=11

2552

(59.14%)

227

(59.58%)

2779

Comorbid diagnoses

 Atrial fibrillation

yes

1603

(37.15%)

123

(32.28%)

1726

no

2712

(62.85%)

258

(67.72%)

2970

 Aortic valvular disease

yes

1354

(31.38%)

141

(37.01%)

1495

no

2961

(68.62%)

240

(62.99%)

3201

 Coronary artery disease

yes

2224

(51.54%)

178

(46.72%)

2402

no

2091

(48.46%)

203

(53.28%)

2294

 Chronic lung disease

yes

2002

(46.40%)

141

(37.01%)

2143

no

2313

(53.60%)

240

(62.99%)

2553

 Depression

yes

961

(22.27%)

81

(21.26%)

1042

no

3354

(77.73%)

300

(78.74%)

3654

 Diabetes

yes

1480

(34.30%)

102

(26.77%)

1582

no

2835

(65.70%)

279

(73.23%)

3114

 Hypothyroidism

yes

726

(16.83%)

47

(12.34%)

773

no

3589

(83.17%)

334

(87.66%)

3923

 Hyperlipidemia

yes

2010

(46.58%)

181

(47.51%)

2191

no

2305

(53.42%)

200

(52.49%)

2505

 Peripheral vascular disease

yes

703

(16.29%)

49

(12.86%)

752

no

3612

(83.71%)

332

(87.14%)

3944

 Stroke

yes

474

(10.98%)

37

(9.71%)

511

no

3841

(89.02%)

344

(90.29%)

4185

 Transient ischemic attack

yes

298

(6.91%)

23

(6.04%)

321

no

4017

(93.09%)

358

(93.96%)

4375