Table 2 General characteristics according to heart failure status

Age (years)

59 ± 13

62 ± 12

 < 0.001*

Gender

Males

389 (66.4)

657 (70.7)

0.075

Females

197 (33.6)

272 (29.3)

BMI (kg/m²)

31.1 ± 5.5

29.7 ± 5.2

 < 0.001*

Smoking

323 (55.1)

594 (63.9)

 < 0.001*

Hypertension

253 (43.2)

402 (43.3)

0.970

History of AF

112 (19.1)

262 (28.2)

 < 0.001*

Diabetes

234 (39.9)

449 (48.3)

0.001*

Thyroid disease

11 (1.9)

16 (1.7)

0.824

COPD

59 (10.1)

164 (17.7)

 < 0.001*

Stroke

36 (6.1)

79 (8.5)

0.091

Peripheral vascular disease

12 (2)

67 (7.2)

 < 0.001*

Primary etiology

Ischemic

408 (69.6)

620 (66.7)

0.241

Non-ischemic

178 (30.4)

309 (33.3)

Ejection fraction (%)

41 ± 11

36 ± 11

 < 0.001*

Baseline Hemoglobin (gm/dl)

11.9 ± 2.2

11.6 ± 2.1

0.002*

Baseline creatinine (mg/dl) **

1.1 (0.4–12)

1.2 (0.5–8.2)

 < 0.001*