Table 1 General characteristics.

From: The prescription of beta-blockers in older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an observational study in Vietnam

Characteristics

All participants (n = 190)

Participants with beta-blocker prescription (n = 105)

Participants without beta-blocker prescription (n = 85)

p value

Age (years)

75.50 ± 9.05

73.92 ± 8.87

77.45 ± 8.93

0.007

Sex

 Male

101 (53.2%)

50 (47.6%)

51 (60%)

0.089

 Female

89 (46.8%)

55 (52.4%)

34 (40%)

 

Smoking

12 (6.3%)

7 (6.7%)

5 (5.9%)

0.825

Body mass index

 Normal

96 (50.5%)

56 (53.3%)

40 (47.1%)

0.606

 Underweight

33 (17.4%)

15 (14.3%)

18 (21.2%)

 Overweight

32 (16.8%)

17 (16.2%)

15 (17.6%)

 Obese

29 (15.3%)

17 (16.2%)

12 (14.1%)

NYHA classes on admission

 NYHA I

0

0

0

0.287

 NYHA II

61 (32.1%)

34 (32.4%)

27 (31.8%)

 NYHA III

127 (66.8%)

71 (67.6%)

56 (65.9%)

 NYHA IV

2 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (2.4%)

Hypertension

159 (83.7%)

91 (86.7%)

68 (80%)

0.216

Ischemic heart disease

153 (80.5%)

88 (83.8%)

65 (76.5%)

0.204

Diabetes

67 (35.3%)

37 (35.2%)

30 (35.3%)

0.994

Dyslipidemia

66 (34.7%)

38 (36.2%)

28 (32.9%)

0.640

Atrial fibrillation

60 (31.6%)

31 (29.5%)

29 (34.1%)

0.498

Chronic kidney disease

47 (24.7%)

16 (15.2%)

31 (36.5%)

 < 0.001

Valvular heart disease

18 (9.5%)

11 (10.5%)

7 (8.2%)

0.600

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

13 (6.8%)

2 (1.9%)

11 (12.9%)

0.003

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

9 (4.7%)

4 (3.8%)

5 (5.9%)

0.504

Heart rate on admission (beat per minute)

84.65 ± 3.61

86.27 ± 15.74

82.65 ± 17.60

0.137

Systolic blood pressure on admission (mmHg)

126.44 ± 12.81

125.81 ± 16.83

127.22 ± 19.02

0.588

Diastolic blood pressure on admission (mmHg)

75.76 ± 9.77

75.47 ± 9.10

76.12 ± 10.59

0.649

Serum NT-proBNP level on admission (pg/mL)

5270.72 ± 7723.46

3669.45 ± 5113.77

7248.76 ± 9730.11

0.003

Serum creatinine on admission (mcmol/l)

129.85 ± 61.33

118.15 ± 60.84

144.37 ± 59.13

0.003

eGFR on admission (mL/min/1.73m2)

52.44 ± 19. 77

57.17 ± 18.62

46.60 ± 19.70

 < 0.001

PAPs on admission (mmHg)

33.82 ± 14.25

32.76 ± 13.95

35.13 ± 14.58

0.256

LVEF on admission (%)

50.74 ± 15.06

50.44 ± 13.83

51.12 ± 16.53

0.758

  1. NYHA, New York Heart Association; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PAPs, pulmonary artery pressure; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction. Continuous variables are presented as means ± standard deviation, and categorical variables as frequencies and percentages.
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