Comparative heart failure profile over a 3-year period in a Romanian general hospital

Figures & data

Figure 1 Distribution of patients according to age – 2006 vs 2009.

Table 1 Comparative features of patients investigated in 2006 and 2009

Features	2006	2009	P
Patients, n	415	500
Females, n (%)	179 (43.1)	226 (45.2)	NS
Mean age, years	67.08 ± 10.598	67.31 ± 11.279	NS
Ischemic etiology: females, n (%)	166 (92.73)	210 (92.9)	NS
Ischemic etiology: males, n (%)	228 (96.6)	258 (94.2)	NS
NYHA class II: females, n (%)	28 (15.64)	24 (10.60)	NS
NYHA class II: males, n (%)	16 (6.78)	13 (4.70)	NS
NYHA class III: females, n (%)	126 (70.39)	152 (67.30)	NS
NYHA class III: males, n (%)	166 (70.33)	152 (75.50)	NS
NYHA class IV: females, n (%)	25 (14)	50 (22.10)	0.05
NYHA class IV: males, n (%)	54 (22.9)	54 (19.70)	NS

Abbreviations: NS, nonsignificant; NYHA, New York heart Association.

Table 2 Age-group distribution of patients according to sex

		<64 years	65–74 years	≥75 years
2006	Men	35.7%	40.9%	23.4%
	Women	33.1%	37.10%	29.8%
	P	NS	NS	NS
2009	Men	49.6%	23.7%	26.7%
	Women	27.4%	35.4%	37.2%
	P	<0.001	<0.05	<0.05

Note: Comparison between 2006 and 2009.

Abbreviation: NS, nonsignificant.

Table 3 Chronic heart failure type according to sex

	LVEF			P	OR	95% CI
	Year	<45%	≥45%
Females	2006	21.80%	78.20%	NS	1.573	0.94–2.61
	2009	12.8%	87.2%
Males	2006	45.80%	54.20%	NS	1.132	0.79–1.60
	2009	42.70%	57.30%

Note: Comparison between 2006 and 2009.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; OR, odds ratio; NS, nonsignificant.

Table 4 Mean LVEF values according to age group

Age	LVEF	2006	2009
<64 years	Mean	56.3021	56.1113
	Median	58.168	57.8125
	Standard deviation	14.84431	16.91495
	Minimum	28	21.57
	Maximum	80.15	84.95
65–75 years	Mean	55.3502	59.0868
	Median	54.9763	61.7649
	Standard deviation	14.92009	14.2272
	Minimum	28.56	22.13
	Maximum	80.15	84.83
≥75 years	Mean	56.7998	62.2898
	Median	58.7038	63.5569
	Standard deviation	14.816	13.81733
	Minimum	22.13	24.97
	Maximum	80.15	84.95
		Sig	Sig
ANOVA		0.714	0.001

Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; Sig, significance.

Table 5 Comparative mean age of patients with low LVEF vs preserved LVEF, in 2006 vs 2009

	Mean age, years 2006	Mean age, years 2009	P (2006 vs 2009)
Preserved LVEF
Females	68.01 ± 10.58	70.49 ± 9.66	0.027
Males	66.57 ± 10.71	66.75 ± 11.19	NS
Nonpreserved LVEF
Females	66.64 ± 9.88	66.65 ± 11.12	NS
Males	66.63 ± 10.79	63.06 ± 12.41	0.023

Abbreviations: LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; NS, nonsignificant; vs, versus.