Characteristics | HF hospitalisation or death (n = 58) | No event (n = 42) | p value |
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Age (years) | 69.52 ± 12.15 | 68.86 ± 11.95 | 0.696 |
Male sex, n (%) | 29 (50.0) | 20 (47.6) | 0.814 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.76 ± 6.20 | 29.27 ± 5.85 | 0.125 |
NYHA class III/IV, n (%) | 36 (65.5) | 27 (64.3) | 0.905 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.10 ± 25.20 | 123.52 ± 17.07 | 0.936 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 72.00 ± 14.41 | 75.50 ± 11.48 | 0.054 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 82.53 ± 22.37 | 83.55 ± 24.52 | 0.975 |
BNP (pg/mL) | 467.45 ± 433.66 | 288.49 ± 390.02 | 0.004 |
Serum creatinine (µmol/L) | 123.72 ± 47.06 | 101.32 ± 46.09 | 0.004 |
eGFR (mL/min−1) | 53.74 ± 20.03 | 67.63 ± 27.72 | 0.013 |
Primary aetiology | Â | Â | Â |
 Ischaemic heart disease | 27 (47.4) | 15 (36.6) | 0.287 |
 Non ischaemic heart disease | 30 (52.6) | 26 (63.4) | 0.287 |