Table 1 Characteristics of CRIC study participants stratified by history of HF hospitalization after year 4.

From: The association between changes in echocardiography and risk of heart failure hospitalizations and death in adults with chronic kidney disease

Characteristics

Overall

(N = 2673)

HF hospitalization

(N = 472)

No HF hospitalization

(N = 2201)

P value

Demographics

 Mean (SD) age at baseline, years

61.7 (10.6)

64.6 (9.1)

61.1 (10.8)

< 0.001

 Women, n (%)

1217 (45.5)

204 (43.2)

1013 (46.0)

0.27

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

 < 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White

1187 (44.4)

168 (35.6)

1019 (46.3)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1078 (40.3)

239 (50.6)

839 (38.1)

 

 Hispanic

305 (11.4)

47 (10.0)

258 (11.7)

 

 Other

103 (3.9)

18 (3.8)

85 (3.9)

 

Current smoker, n (%)

251 (9.4)

58 (12.3)

193 (8.8)

 < 0.05

Medical history, n (%)

 Heart failure

332 (12.4)

153 (32.4)

179 (8.1)

 < 0.001

 Prior heart failure hospitalization

219 (8.2)

108 (22.9)

111 (5.0)

 < 0.001

 Atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmia

560 (21.0)

171 (36.2)

389 (17.7)

 < 0.001

 Coronary heart disease

743 (27.8)

239 (50.6)

504 (22.9)

 < 0.001

 Peripheral vascular disease

219 (8.2)

62 (13.1)

157 (7.1)

 < 0.001

 Stroke

321 (12.0)

87 (18.4)

234 (10.6)

 < 0.001

 Hypertension

2468 (92.3)

466 (98.7)

2002 (91.0)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes mellitus

1369 (51.2)

330 (69.9)

1039 (47.2)

 < 0.001

Vital signs, mean (SD)

 Body mass index, kg/m2

31.9 (7.8)

33.7 (8.7)

31.6 (7.5)

 < 0.001

 Body surface area, m2

2.0 (0.3)

2.1 (0.3)

2.0 (0.3)

 < 0.001

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

127.3 (21.3)

132.4 (23.7)

126.3 (20.7)

 < 0.001

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

69.0 (12.3)

67.5 (12.8)

69.3 (12.2)

 < 0.01

Laboratory values, mean (SD)

 Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73m2

41.7 (18.1)

34.0 (14.8)

43.3 (18.3)

 < 0.001

 Urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, g/g

0.9 (2.0)

1.3 (2.1)

0.8 (2.0)

 < 0.001

 High-density lipoprotein, mg/dL

47.0 (15.5)

44.5 (14.7)

47.6 (15.6)

 < 0.01

 Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL

98.5 (33.5)

91.1 (33.1)

100.1 (33.4)

 < 0.001

 Hemoglobin, g/dL

12.6 (1.7)

12.0 (1.7)

12.8 (1.7)

 < 0.001

 Glycosylated hemoglobin, %

6.5 (1.4)

6.7 (1.4)

6.5 (1.4)

 < 0.05

Brain natriuretic peptide, pg/mL (YEAR 1)

75.9 (163.7)

139.3 (279.3)

62.3 (121.5)

 < 0.001

Medications

 ACE inhibitors

1139 (42.6)

195 (41.3)

944 (42.9)

0.52

 Angiotensin receptor blockers

753 (28.2)

142 (30.1)

611 (27.8)

0.31

 Alpha blockers

537 (20.1)

144 (30.5)

393 (17.9)

 < 0.001

 Beta blockers

1435 (53.7)

346 (73.3)

1089 (49.5)

 < 0.001

 Calcium channel blockers

1132 (42.4)

239 (50.6)

893 (40.6)

 < 0.001

 Digoxin

69 (2.6)

27 (5.7)

42 (1.9)

 < 0.001

 Loop diuretics

951 (35.6)

286 (60.6)

665 (30.2)

 < 0.001

 Thiazide diuretics

559 (20.9)

79 (16.7)

480 (21.8)

 < 0.05

 Potassium sparing diuretics

187 (7.0)

51 (10.8)

136 (6.2)

< 0.001

 Statins

1693 (63.4)

344 (72.9)

1349 (61.3)

 < 0.001

 NSAIDs

1504 (56.3)

303 (64.2)

1201 (54.6)

 < 0.001

 Aspirin

1333 (49.9)

281 (59.5)

1052 (47.8)

 < 0.001