| |
Aware of HF
|
Unaware of HF
|
p-valuea
|
|---|
|
n = 23 (%)
|
n = 67 (%)
| |
|---|
|
Age Mean (SD)
|
85.3 (3.9)
|
86.1 (4.5)
|
0.484
|
|
95 % CI for Mean
|
63.6 to 87.0
|
85.1 to 87.2
| |
|
Gender
| | | |
|
Male
|
9 (39.1)
|
24 (35.8)
|
0.776
|
|
Education
| | | |
|
≤9 years
|
17 (73.9)
|
47 (75.8)
|
0.857
|
|
Living arrangements
| | | |
|
Living alone
|
12 (66.7)
|
45 (76.3)
|
0.416
|
|
Cognitive ability
| | |
0.761
|
|
Normal
|
7 (31.8)
|
23 (35.4)
| |
|
Mild/Moderate/Severe impairment
|
15 (68.2)
|
42 (64.6)
| |
|
Daily functioning
| | |
0.297
|
|
Excellent ability/Mild impairment
|
12 (54.5)
|
28 (41.8)
| |
|
Moderate/Severe/Total impairment
|
10 (45.5)
|
39 (58.2)
| |
|
Risk of depression
| | |
0.309
|
|
Absence of risk
|
15 (65.2)
|
48 (76.2)
| |
|
Mild/Moderate/High risk
|
8 (34.8)
|
15 (23.8)
| |
|
Time-span between diagnosis-survey
| | | |
|
Months, mean (SD)
|
14.1 (10.0)
|
20.0 (15.7)
|
0.133
|
|
95 % CI for mean
|
9.7 to 18.6
|
16.1 to 23.9
| |
|
Functional capacity
| | |
0.373
|
|
NYHA I
|
7 (30.4)
|
27 (40.9)
| |
|
NYHA II-IV
|
16 (69.6)
|
39 (59.1)
| |
- Note: The Chi-squared test was used for nominal data. The Mann–Whitney U-test was used for interval data
- aComparisons between individuals aware of and unaware of own HF
