Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Heart Failure Patients in Ontario, Canada
| Heart failure, N = 7,865 | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | N (%) |
| Demographics | |
| Age (y), mean ± SD | 75.37 ± 11.47 |
| 65-74 | 1,928 (24.5 %) |
| 75-84 | 2,968 (37.7 %) |
| 85+ | 1,700 (21.6 %) |
| Female | 3,949 (50.2 %) |
| Admission characteristics | |
| SBP, mean ± SD | 149.81 ± 33.16 |
| DBP, mean ± SD | 81.81 ± 19.78 |
| Heart rate, mean ± SD | 94.37 ± 25.25 |
| Respiration rate, breaths/min, mean ± SD | 25.89 ± 7.22 |
| Serum creatinine, umol/L, mean ± SD | 124.41 ± 76.32 |
| Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL, mean ± SD | 27.78 ± 17.47 |
| Sodium, mmol/L, mean ± SD | 138.38 ± 4.70 |
| Sodium < 136 mmol/L | 1,613 (20.5 %) |
| Hemoglobin, g/L, mean ± SD | 124.26 ± 20.57 |
| Hemoglobin < 100 g/L | 947 (12.0 %) |
| Cardiac risk factors and comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 3,916 (49.8 %) |
| Diabetes | 2,726 (34.7 %) |
| COPD/asthma | 1,746 (22.2 %) |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 2,887 (36.7 %) |
| Prior stroke or TIA | 1,259 (16.0 %) |
| Dementia | 537 (6.8 %) |
| Hepatic cirrhosis | 57 (0.7 %) |
| Cancer | 886 (11.3 %) |
| Hospital characteristics | |
| Cardiac surgery suite | 675 (8.6 %) |
| Cardiac catheterization lab | 670 (8.5 %) |
| No invasive facilities | 6,520 (82.9 %) |
| Teaching hospitals | 1,191 (15.1 %) |
| Baseline risk | |
| Predicted 30-day mortality, mean ± SD | 4.01 ± 3.18 |