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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline (n = 100)

From: Patient participation in patients with heart failure receiving structured home care - a prospective longitudinal study

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

 

Age mean (SD)

81.7 (8.8)

Male n

62

Cohabitation n

52

Housing n

 

Apartment

80

Own house

17

Block of service flats

3

Home-help service n

46

Education level n

 

Elementary, primary and secondary school

67

High/trade school 2 years

5

High-school 3–4 years

10

Higher education/university

18

Smoking n

 

Never smoked

37

Stopped smoking > 1 year ago

53

Stopped smoking > 1 month - < 1 year ago

2

Smoke regularly

8

Alcohol n

 

1 ≤ glass/week

76

2-7 glasses/week

20

>5 glasses/occasion

3

missing

1

NYHA class n

 

II

12

III

80

IV

8

CCI mean (SD)

4.0 (2.2)

Blood pressure mean (SD)

 

Systolic

121.3 (22.9)

Diastolic

67.3 (11.1)

Pulse mean (SD)

75.0 (11.6)

Pulse rhythm n

 

regular

39

irregular

51

missing

10

Medication n

 

ACEI/ARB

72

β-blockers

87

MRA

49

Diuretics

95

  1. Key for abbreviations: NYHA class = New York Heart Association Functional.
  2. Classification, CCI = Charlson Co-morbidity Index, ACEI = Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, ARB = Angiotensin Receptor Blocker, β-Blockers = Beta blockers, MRA = mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists.