Table 1 Baselinea characteristics of the study group by gender
From: Comprehensive healthcare resource use among newly diagnosed congestive heart failure
| Â | Overall | Females | Males | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHF patients | Non-CHF age & sex matched MHS members | CHF patients | Non-CHF age & sex matched MHS members | CHF patients | Non-CHF age & sex matched MHS members | |
N | 6,592 | 32,960 | 2,816 | 14,080 | 3,776 | 18,880 |
Female | 42.7% | 42.7% | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age, mean ± SD, y | 72.6 ± 12.4* | 72.6 ± 12.5* | 75.9 ± 11.5 | 76.0 ± 11.5 | 70.1 ± 12.5* | 70.1 ± 12.5* |
Age ≥ 65 years, % | 74.0% | 74.0% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 66.5% | 66.5% |
SES, mean ± SD | 11.6 ± 4.2 | 12.4 ± 4.2 | 11.5 ± 4.2 | 12.3 ± 4.2 | 11.6 ± 4.3 | 12.5 ± 4.2 |
Ever smoked, % (n) | 17.3% (1,138) | 12.5% (4,112) | 7.5% (211) | 6.8% (953) | 24.5% (927) | 16.7% (3,159) |
Hypertension | 83.8% | 64.5% | 89.1% | 71.9% | 79.9% | 59.0% |
CKD | 59.2% | 30.2% | 65.3% | 35.1% | 54.7% | 26.7% |
Diabetes mellitus | 45.9% | 23.8% | 45.4% | 23.3% | 46.2% | 24.1% |
AF | 37.0% | 8.1% | 45.3% | 8.3% | 34.0% | 8.0% |
Non-MI IHD | 33.4% | 12.5% | 30.8% | 8.9% | 35.2% | 15.3% |
MI | 36.9% | 8.1% | 23.4% | 4.9% | 47.0% | 10.4% |
Cancer | 20.9% | 18.5% | 21.1% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 19.5% |
CVA | 12.7% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 5.2% | 12.6% | 5.1% |
PVD | 14.3% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 2.8% | 18.2% | 5.3% |
TIA | 6.3% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 2.4% |
On dialysis | 1.79% | 0.34% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
Health services utilization in year following diagnosis | ||||||
Primary physicianb | 19 (12, 29) | 8 (4, 14) | 19 (12, 29) | 9 (5, 15) | 19 (12, 29) | 8 (4, 13) |
Cardiology servicesb | 11 (5, 22) | 3 (1, 7) | 8 (3, 18) | 3 (1, 6) | 13 (6, 25) | 3 (1, 7) |
All non-cardiology medical specialtiesb | 29 (14, 57) | 17 (7, 34) | 29 (14, 57) | 17 (7, 34) | 29 (14, 57) | 16 (7, 33) |
Hospitalization days, Median (IQR) | 5 (1, 16) | 0 (0, 0) | 6 (1, 17) | 0 (0, 0) | 5 (1, 15) | 0 (0, 0) |
% (n) with > =1 hospitalization | 77.8% (5127) | 20.5% (6766) | 78.3% (2205) | 21.2% (2981) | 77.4% (2922) | 20.0% (3785) |
% (n) with > =1 ER visit | 11.1% (730) | 5.2% (1708) | 11.8% (332) | 5.4% (767) | 10.5% (398) | 5.0% (941) |