Table 1 Baseline characteristics among obese and non-obese patients with heart failure
Obese (n = 750) | Non-obese (n = 853) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 60.59 ± 10.7 | 59.58 ± 13.9 | 0.117 | |
Male | 58.0 (435) | 75.9 (647) | < 0.001 | |
Presentation | ||||
SBP (mmHg) | 142.41 ± 33.6 | 123.82 ± 27.5 | < 0.001 | |
HR (beat/min) | 106.96 ± 23.6 | 99.89 ± 19.6 | < 0.001 | |
NYHA class | III | 59.3 (416) | 61.2 (417) | 0.48 |
IV | 40.7 (286) | 38.8 (264) | ||
Hospital presentation | ACS/HF | 24.8 (188) | 14.2 (106) | < 0.001 |
Cardiogenic shock | 2.1(16) | 5.6 (42) | ||
Decompensated HF | 46.1 (345) | 62.9 (470) | ||
Hypertensive HF | 8 (59) | 2 (15) | ||
Pulmonary edema | 14.8 (111) | 9.9 (74) | ||
Right HF | 4.1 (30) | 5.4 (40) | ||
HF etiology and cardiac evaluation | ||||
Primary etiology | DCM | 14.1 (104) | 19.7 (144) | < 0.001 |
HTN | 6.3 (46) | 2.2 (16) | ||
Ischemic | 68.6 (505) | 62.1 (454) | ||
Valve disease | 7.3 (54) | 10 (73) | ||
Other | 3.7 (27) | 6 (44) | ||
EF (%) | 40.89 ± 12.6 | 36.7 ± 11.7 | < 0.001 | |
EF | < 40 | 58.6 (346) | 72.5 (375) | < 0.001 |
40–49 | 19.1 (113) | 15.1 (78) | ||
≥ 50 | 22.3 (132) | 12.4 (67) | ||
Comorbidities | ||||
History of MI | 69.2 (519) | 62.8 (470) | 0.005 | |
Smoking | 49.9 (750) | 68.5 (749) | < 0.001 | |
Diabetes | 47.0 (352) | 40.2 (312) | 0.031 | |
HTN | 51.3 (385) | 33.0 (247) | < 0.001 | |
AF | 27.4 (196) | 25.4 (179) | 0.22 | |
CKD | 17.2 (129) | 16.2 (121) | 0.628 | |
COPD | 12.4 (93) | 14.6 (109) | 0.227 | |
Stroke | 6.7 (50) | 8.7 (65) | 0.147 | |
PVD | 5.3 (40) | 4.8 (36) | 0.724 | |
Hepatic dysfunction | 5.9 (44) | 12.7 (95) | < 0.001 | |
Anemia | 70.8 (402) | 62.5 (408) | 0.001 | |