Table 1 Baseline characteristics including comorbidities with prevalence greater than 20% in the patient sample
All patients (n = 3225) | |
|---|---|
Female gender | 1454 (45.1%) |
Age (years) | 73.9 ± 10.2 |
Education level (CASMIN) | |
Primary | 2040 (63.3%) |
Secondary | 847 (26.3%) |
Tertiary | 275 (8.5%) |
Occupational status | |
Employed | 233 (7.2%) |
Not employed | 2931 (90.9%) |
Living situation | |
Living alone | 970 (30.1%) |
Together with others in private household | 2123 (65.8%) |
Living in an institution | 62 (1.9%) |
NYHA classification | |
Class I | 775 (24.0%) |
Class II | 1588 (49.2%) |
Class III | 721 (22.4%) |
Class IV | 87 (2.7%) |
Missing | 54 (1.7%) |
Psychosocial distress | |
No psychological disorder | 1514 (46.9%) |
Depression/depressive symptomatology/adjustment disorder likely | 546 (16.9%) |
Anxiety/anxiety disorder possible | 370 (11.5%) |
No psychological disorder likely | 658 (20.4%) |
None of these criteria applicable | 137 (4.2%) |
Cardiac decompensation/congestive heart failure with dyspnoea, improved during therapy | 2374 (73.6%) |
Arterial hypertension | 1576 (48.9%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 1221 (37.9%) |
Chronic ischaemic heart disease (also after myocardial infarction, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, angina pectoris) | 1153 (35.8%) |
Cardiac arrhythmias (atrioventricular block, cardiac arrest, paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation) | 952 (29.5%) |
Kidney disease | 913 (28.3%) |
Dyslipidaemia | 763 (23.7%) |
Myocardial infarction | 761 (23.6%) |
Asthma/chronic pulmonary disease with pulmonary dyspnoea | 708 (22.0%) |