Association between demographic characteristics, risk factors, symptoms and findings at admission of patients admitted to hospital for heart failure and readmissions (n = 1055)
| Patient characteristics | 30 day readmission | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | No (%) readmitted (N = 139) | p value† | |
| HF = heart failure; MI = myocardial infarction; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PND = paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea; DOE = dyspnoea on exertion; JVD = jugular vein distension. | |||
| *Mean (SD) value. | |||
| †Readmitted versus not readmitted. | |||
| Age (years)* | 75.0 (12.8) | 73.1 (13.0) | 0.056 |
| Sex (n = 1054) | 0.404 | ||
| Male | 572 | 80 (14.0) | |
| Female | 482 | 59 (12.2) | |
| Previous history of HF (n = 973) | 550 | 62 (11.3) | 0.094 |
| Prior MI (n = 1034) | 340 | 40 (11.8) | 0.423 |
| COPD, bronchitis, emphysema (n = 1032) | 202 | 38 (18.8) | 0.005 |
| Hypertension (n = 1038) | 634 | 83 (13.1) | 0.918 |
| Diabetes (n = 1041) | 244 | 41 (16.8) | 0.048 |
| Current smoker (n = 1015) | 156 | 30 (19.2) | 0.010 |
| Symptoms and findings | |||
| PND (n = 729) | 177 | 30 (17.0) | 0.087 |
| DOE (n = 958) | 735 | 95 (12.9) | 0.706 |
| Orthopnoea (n = 774) | 353 | 52 (14.7) | 0.386 |
| Leg oedema (n = 900) | 475 | 64 (13.5) | 0.814 |
| Pulmonary rales (n = 928) | 542 | 61 (11.3) | 0.113 |
| S3 gallop (n = 874) | 37 | 3 (8.1) | 0.613 |
| JVD (n = 809) | 258 | 38 (14.7) | 0.276 |
| Atrial fibrillation (n = 888) | 249 | 29 (11.7) | 0.338 |