Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
From: Optimal cutoff values for physical function tests in elderly patients with heart failure
Overall | |
|---|---|
(n = 1001) | |
Age, yrs | 75 [71, 80] |
Male | 607 (60.6) |
Height, cm | 159.0 [152.0, 165.0] |
Body mass, kg | 53.5 [46.8, 61.5] |
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.3 [19.2, 23.6] |
Heart rate, beats/min | 76 [67, 88] |
SBP, mm Hg | 115 [101, 133] |
DBP, mm Hg | 63 [55, 74] |
Current smoker, % | 106 (10.6) |
LVEF, % | 50.0 [35.9, 62.7] |
LVEF < 40 | 394 (39.4) |
LVEF 40–49 | 112 (11.1) |
LVEF ≥ 50 | 495 (49.5) |
Causes of heart failure, % | |
Ischemic heart disease | 385 (38.5) |
Valvular heart disease | 207 (20.7) |
Cardiomyopathy | 131 (13.1) |
Other | 278 (27.8) |
NYHA functional class, % | |
II | 641 (64.0) |
III | 202 (20.2) |
IV | 2 (0.2) |
Comorbidity, % | |
Hypertension | 759 (75.8) |
Diabetes | 483 (48.3) |
Dyslipidemia | 460 (46.0) |
Prior myocardial infarction | 178 (17.8) |
Prior heart failure admission | 489 (48.9) |
Laboratory data | |
Albumin, g/dL | 3.5 [3.2, 3.9] |
GNRI | 93.2 [86.7, 100.2] |
BNP, pg/mL | 331.85 [155.12, 721.53] |
log BNP, pg/mL | 5.8 [5.0, 6.6] |
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 45.7 [30.1, 58.5] |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 11.7 [10.3, 13.2] |
Physical function | |
Handgrip strength, kg | 20.7 [16.0, 26.1] |
OLST, s | 9.9 [4.1, 26.1] |
QIS, % BM | 37.6 [29.9, 45.6] |
5STS, s | 9.2 [7.6, 11.8] |
6MWD, m | 360 [270, 422] |
< 300 | 323 (32.3) |
< 400 | 658 (65.7) |
