Research Article
[Retracted] Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Control group | WeChat group | value |
| | N | 40 | 40 | | | Age, years | 68.0 ± 9.1 | 64.4 ± 12.6 | 0.147 |
| | Sex, n (%) | | | 0.501 | | Male | 23 (57.5) | 20 (50.0) | | | Female | 17 (42.5) | 20 (50.0) | | | BMI, kg/m2 | 28.5 ± 4.6 | 28.9 ± 5.2 | 0.665 |
| | History of smoking | | | 0.173 | | Yes | 21 (52.5) | 23 (57.5) | | | No | 19 (47.5) | 17 (42.5) | |
| | Left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 35.0 ± 5.2 | 35.6 ± 5.2 | 0.590 | | Previous medical history, n (%) | | | | | Myocardial infarction | | | 0.544 | | Yes | 23 (57.5) | 26 (65.0) | | | No | 17 (42.5) | 14 (35.0) | |
| | Hypertension | | | 0.617 | | Yes | 30 (75.0) | 28 (70.0) | | | No | 10 (25.0) | 12 (30.0) | |
| | Hyperlipidemia | | | 0.115 | | Yes | 14 (35.0) | 21 (52.5) | | | No | 26 (65.0) | 19 (47.5) | |
| | Diabetes | | | 0.356 | | Yes | 23 (57.5) | 27 (67.5) | | | No | 17 (42.5) | 13 (32.5) | |
| | Stroke | | | 0.060 | | Yes | 9 (22.5) | 3 (7.5) | | | No | 31 (77.5) | 37 (92.5) | |
| | Chronic kidney disease | | | 1.000 | | Yes | 11 (27.5) | 11 (27.5) | | | No | 29 (72.5) | 29 (72.5) | |
| | Functional status by New York Heart Association Level | 0.083 | | I | 12 (30.0) | 5 (12.5) | | | II | 17 (42.5) | 26 (65.0) | | | III | 11 (27.5) | 9 (22.5) | |
| | Treatment, n (%) | | | | | β-Blocker | 38 (95.0) | 39 (97.5) | 0.556 | | Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin-receptor blockers | 39 (97.5) | 39 95.0) | 0.556 | | Spironolactone | 26 (65.0) | 27 (67.5) | 0.813 |
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BMI: body mass index.
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