Variables FALSE TRUE p-Value
Number of Patients 3538 1665
Black –n (%) 170 ( 4.8) 106 ( 6.4) 0.023
Peripheral vascular disease –n(%) 1195 ( 33.8) 552 ( 33.2) 0.68
Dementia –n (%) 286 ( 8.1) 121 ( 7.3) 0.333
Pulmonary disease–n (%) 2496 ( 70.5) 1033 ( 62.0) <0.001
Diabetes Mellitus –n (%) 735 ( 20.8) 393 ( 23.6) 0.023
Diabetes Mellitus with Complications–n (%) 670 ( 18.9) 310 ( 18.6) 0.813
Cancer –n (%) 552 ( 15.6) 240 ( 14.4) 0.284
Liver-Severe –n (%) 107 ( 3.0) 34 ( 2.0) 0.052
Metastatic malignancy–n TRUE (%) 226 ( 6.4) 68 ( 4.1) 0.001
HIV –n (%) 8 ( 0.2) 7 ( 0.4) 0.346
Liver disease- Mild –n(%) 436 ( 12.3) 209 ( 12.6) 0.85
CHF –n(%) 3538 (100.0) 1665 (100.0) NA
HFpEF–n(%) 2690 ( 76.0) 0 ( 0.0) <0.001
HFrEF –n (%) 0 ( 0.0) 1665 (100.0) <0.001
Mixed HF –n(%) 848 ( 24.0) 0 ( 0.0) <0.001
Ischemic heart disease—n(%) 2209 ( 62.4) 1351 ( 81.1) <0.001
Valvular heart disease –n(%) 2026 ( 57.3) 1035 ( 62.2) 0.001
Cardiomyopathy –n (%) 1036 ( 29.3) 1238 ( 74.4) <0.001
Maximum_NT-proBNP (median [IQR]) 4865.00 [1750.00, 12002.75] 4760.00 [1690.00, 11500.00] 0.39
Initial NT-proBNP (mean (sd)) 4314.25 (6605.13) 7993.94 (13108.46) <0.001
Maximum creatinine (median [IQR]) 1.49 [1.10, 2.14] 1.50 [1.17, 2.17] 0.014
Maximum EF (%,mean (sd)) 58.57 (5.76) 31.20 (10.14) <0.001
Minimum_EF (%,mean (sd)) 50.64 (12.01) 25.77 (10.24) <0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Score (mean (sd)) 4.81 (2.22) 4.47 (2.05) <0.001
Survival <6 months= TRUE(%) 529 ( 15.0) 262 ( 15.7) 0.488
Mean Weight(lbs) (mean(sd)) 189.03 (60.25) 188.23 (55.20) 0.647