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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample in clusters

From: Intraclass correlation coefficients for cluster randomized trials in care pathways and usual care: hospital treatment for heart failure

No

n

Age* (years)

Male†

NYHA†class at admission

HT†

CM†

II

III

IV

    

6.7

40.0

53.3

  

CP 2

30

80.50 (8.32)

56.7

3.3

56.7

40.0

66.7

20.0

CP 3

31

79.39 (9.32)

48.4

12.9

58.1

29.0

71.0

29.0

CP 4

30

82.00 (7.49)

46.7

6.7

63.3

30.0

73.3

30.0

CP 5

31

82.13 (8.54)

41.9

3.2

71.0

25.8

64.5

29.0

CP 6

31

83.39 (7.32)

48.4

16.1

54.8

29.0

71.0

19.4

CP 7

31

82.29 (7.00)

51.6

3.2

41.9

54.8

80.6

29.0

UC 8

30

81.43 (8.61)

50.0

6.7

46.7

46.7

83.3

50.0

UC 9

30

78.77 (10.08)

53.3

3.3

50.0

46.7

83.3

43.3

UC10

32

78.94 (9.610)

46.9

0.0

56.3

43.8

71.9

43.8

UC11

31

76.23 (8.09)

51.6

6.5

51.6

41.9

74.2

38.7

UC12

30

80.53 (7.32)

53.3

6.7

40.0

53.3

86.7

43.3

UC13

30

82.60 (7.74)

40.0

10.0

50.0

40.0

86.7

40.0

UC 14

32

79.22 (6.48)

62.5

15.6

75.0

9.4

40.6

9.4

Total

429

80.66±8.41

49.4

7.2

54.1

38.7

73.7

32.9

  1. CP: Care Pathways; UC: Usual Care; No: number of cluster; n: cluster size, COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NYHA: New York Heart Association; HT: hypertension; CM: comorbidity.
  2. *Continuous variables (mean (SD)).
  3. †Ordinal or Binary variable (%).