Improvement of primary care for patients with chronic heart failure: a pilot study

Table 3 Patient characteristics at baseline (n = 77).

	n = 77	%
Sex
Male	32	42
Female	44	58
Mean age (youngest and oldest)	78 sd 10,3 (44-92)
Years since diagnosis on average	6
NYHA class
I	16	23
II	29	41
III	19	27
IV	7	10
Smoking
Yes	9	13
No	60	87
Causes of heart failure (more than one possible):
- Coronary heart disease	36	47
- Hypertension	44	57
- Others (e.g. rhythm disorders)	19	25
Co morbidity
- Myocardial infarction in medical history	16	21
- Angina pectoris	25	32
- CABG or PCI in medical history	8	10
- Hypertension	34	44
- Asthma	3	4
- COPD	13	17
- Diabetes mellitus	24	31
- Hypothyroid disease	3	4
- Hyperthyroid disease	3	4
- Rhythm disorders, e.g. atrial fibrillation	11	14
- Others	52	68

Percentages are from the forms with data on the question, ignoring forms with missing data.

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