Table 2 Baseline characteristics among obese men and obese women with heart failure
Obese Men (n = 435) | Obese Women (n = 315) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.8 ± 10.5 | 61.6 ± 10.9 | 0.117 | ||
Presentation | |||||
SBP (mmHg) | 139.73 ± 31.3 | 146.1 ± 36.2 | 0.01 | ||
HR (beat/min) | 105.64 ± 21.7 | 108.78 ± 25.9 | 0.073 | ||
NYHA class | III | 60.7 (246) | 57.4 (171) | 0.39 | |
IV | 39.3 (149) | 42.6 (127) | |||
Hospital presentation | ACS/HF | 28.3 (123) | 20.1 (63) | 0.21 | |
Cardiogenic shock | 1.1 (43) | 3.5 (11) | |||
Decompensated HF | 47.6 (207) | 43.9 (138) | |||
Hypertensive HF | 6 (26) | 10.8 (34) | |||
Pulmonary edema | 14.5 (63) | 15.3 (48) | |||
Right HF | 2.5 (11) | 6.4 (20) | |||
Cardiac evaluation | |||||
EF (%) | 38.8 ± 11.6 | 43.5 ± 13.4 | < 0.001 | ||
EF | < 40 | 64.8 (219) | 50.4 (128) | < 0.001 | |
40–49 | 20.1 (68) | 17.7 (43) | |||
≥ 50 | 15.1 (51) | 31.9 (81) | |||
Primary etiology | DCM | 14.8 (63) | 13.2 (41) | 0.46 | |
HTN | 4.9 (21) | 8 (25) | |||
Ischemic | 69.6 (296) | 67.2 (209) | |||
Valve disease | 6.8 (29) | 8 (25) | |||
Other | 3.8 (16) | 3.5 (11) | |||
Comorbidities | |||||
History of MI | 74.9 (326) | 61.3 (193) | < 0.001 | ||
Smoking | 80 (348) | 8.3 (26) | < 0.001 | ||
Diabetes | 43.3 (187) | 52.1 (163) | 0.006 | ||
HTN | 52.1 (204) | 57.5 (181) | 0.005 | ||
AF | 22.5 (95) | 34.4 (101) | 0.001 | ||
CKD | 15.2 (66) | 20.0 (63) | 0.09 | ||
COPD | 16.3 (71) | 7.0 (22) | 0.001 | ||
Stroke | 5.5 (24) | 8.2 (26) | 0.141 | ||
PVD | 5.7 (25) | 4.8 (15) | 0.62 | ||
Hepatic dysfunction | 6.7 (29) | 4.8 (15) | < 0.001 | ||
Anemia | 58.4 (198) | 87.2 (224) | < 0.001 | ||