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Mean age in years (SD)
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62.1 (13.8)
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66.1 (14.1)
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65.1 (14.2)
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63.1 (14.7)
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62.1 (15.2)
|
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Male
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61.8 (131)
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59.4 (57)
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58.9 (63)
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50.8 (66)
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52.6 (50)
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New York Heart Association class
| |
|
I
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3.3 (7)
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3.1 (3)
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3.7 (4)
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5.4 (7)
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3.2 (3)
|
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II
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39.6 (84)
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34.4 (33)
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43.9 (47)
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30.8 (40)
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33.7 (32)
|
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III
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48.6 (103)
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54.2 (52)
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45.8 (49)
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52.3 (68)
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56.8 (54)
|
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IV
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8.5 (18)
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8.3 (8)
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6.5 (7)
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11.5 (15)
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6.3 (6)
|
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Race
|
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White
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56.1 (119)
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56.3 (54)
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63.6 (68)
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56.9 (74)
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56.8 (54)
|
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Black
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27.8 (59)
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36.5 (35)
|
34.6 (37)
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36.9 (48)
|
38.9 (37)
|
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Other
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16.0 (34)
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7.3 (7)
|
1.9 (2)
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6.2 (8)
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4.2 (4)
|
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Hispanic or Latino ethnic group
|
1.4 (3)
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2.1 (2)
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1.9 (2)
|
4.6 (6)
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3.2 (3)
|
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LVEF < 40%a
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70.8 (148)
|
71.7 (66)
|
62.1 (64)
|
66.7 (84)
|
62.4 (58)
|
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Chronic kidney diseaseb
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58.2 (121)
|
58.3 (56)
|
62.3 (66)
|
50.8 (66)
|
57.4 (54)
|
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COPD
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20.3 (43)
|
28.1 (27)
|
21.5 (23)
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16.2 (21)
|
18.9 (18)
|
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Diabetes mellitus
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52.4 (111)
|
54.2 (52)
|
54.2 (58)
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53.8 (70)
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46.3 (44)
|
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Hypertension
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70.3 (149)
|
78.1 (75)
|
76.6 (82)
|
77.7 (101)
|
75.8 (72)
|
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Coronary artery disease
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57.5 (122)
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63.5 (61)
|
56.1 (60)
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61.5 (80)
|
58.9 (56)
|
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Mean blood pressure (SD)
|
|
Systolic
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122.1 (23.8)
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122.1 (25.4)
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120.1 (22.5)
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123.1 (24.6)
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121.1 (24.5)
|
|
Diastolic
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70.1 (13.8)
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70.1 (14.3)
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70.1 (12.2)
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70.1 (13.6)
|
71.1 (12.7)
|
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Mean serum potassium (SD)c
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4.1 (0.6)
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4.1 (0.5)
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4.1 (0.6)
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4.1 (0.6)
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4.1 (0.5)
|
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Mean blood urea nitrogen (SD)d
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30.1 (20.3)
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27.1 (16.3)
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30.1 (16.7)
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28.1 (18.8)
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27.1 (15.4)
|
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Mean serum creatinine (SD)e
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2.1 (0.9)
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1.1 (0.8)
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2.1 (0.9)
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1.1 (0.8)
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1.1 (0.7)
|
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Mean weight in lbs. (SD)
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169.1 (79.6)
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175.1 (72.5)
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173.1 (76.1)
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170.1 (73.2)
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173.1 (67.3)
|
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Medications
|
|
ACE inhibitor or ARB
|
69.8 (148)
|
64.6 (62)
|
66.4 (71)
|
70.0 (91)
|
62.1 (59)
|
|
Aldosterone-receptor antagonist
|
36.3 (77)
|
31.3 (30)
|
29.0 (31)
|
33.1 (43)
|
31.6 (30)
|
|
Beta blocker
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84.4 (179)
|
84.4 (81)
|
80.4 (86)
|
82.3 (107)
|
82.1 (78)
|
|
Digoxin
|
27.4 (58)
|
28.1 (27)
|
20.6 (22)
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22.3 (29)
|
28.4 (27)
|
|
Loop diuretic
|
81.1 (172)
|
79.2 (76)
|
79.4 (85)
|
83.1 (108)
|
77.9 (74)
|
|
Did not graduate high schoolf
|
21.3 (43)
|
23.7 (22)
|
23.5 (24)
|
26.1 (31)
|
24.2 (22)
|
|
Household income < $10,000 pag
|
23.1 (39)
|
22.4 (17)
|
17.3 (14)
|
26.9 (28)
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21.3 (16)
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