Table 1 Comparison between usual care (US) and cardio-geriatric (CG) group
Characteristic | Overall N = 652 | UC N = 477 | CG N = 175 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (M) | 287 (44) | 210 (44) | 77 (44) | 0.89 |
Age (Years) | 86 (6) | 86 (6) | 87 (6) | 0.34 |
ADL | 4 (5) | 4 (5) | 5 (5) | 0.006 |
IADL | 2 (5) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 0.068 |
CFS | 6 (4) | 6 (4) | 5 (3) | 0.010 |
CIRS- CI | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | 3 (2) |  < 0.001 |
SPMSQ | 2 (5) | 3 (5) | 2 (4) | 0.001 |
MNA Malnourishment | 216 (33.1) | 133 (47.4) | 83 (27.8) |  < 0.001 |
BNP (mg/dL) | 644 (847) | 628 (876) | 947 (950) | 0.012 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.19 (0.80) | 1.19 (0.80) | 1.19 (0.74) | 0.83 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.3 (5.1) | 11.2 (5.9) | 11.5 (1.9) | 0.47 |
Serum Albumin (g/dL) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.3) |  < 0.001 |
Atrial Fibrillation (%) | 392 (60.1) | 286 (59.9) | 106 (60.5) | 0.7 |
Hypertension (%) | 442 (67.8) | 332 (69.9) | 110 (62.8) | 0.13 |
Stroke (%) | 83 (12.7) | 63 (13.2) | 20 (11.4) | 0.65 |
COPDÂ (%) | 164 (25.1) | 120 (25.1) | 44 (25.1) | 0.81 |
CKDÂ (%) | 246 (37.7) | 181 (37.9) | 65 (37.1) | 0.76 |
Ejection Fraction, % | 55Â (14) | 55Â (13) | 52 (18) | 0.36 |
HFrEFÂ (%) | 104 (15.9) | 71 (14.8) | 33 (18.8) | 0.44 |
CAD (%) | 200 (30.6) | 170 (35.6) | 30 (17.1) |  < 0.001 |
DM2Â (%) | 202 (30.9) | 153 (32.0) | 49 (28.0) | 0.43 |
Loop diuretics (%) | 638 (97.8) | 472 (98.9) | 166 (94.8) | 0.38 |
ACE-i (%) | 286 (43.8) | 190 (39.8) | 86 (49.1) | 0.24 |
ARBÂ (%) | 98 (14.9) | 77 (16.1) | 21 (12.0) | 0.43 |
Beta-blockers (%) | 515 (78.9) | 391 (81.9) | 124 (70.1) | 0.03 |
MRAÂ (%) | 191 (29.2) | 152 (31.8) | 39 (22.1) | 0.05 |
ARNIÂ (%) | 15 (2.3) | 12 (2.5) | 3 (2.1) | 0.47 |
SGLT- 2i (%) | 16 (2.4) | 4 (0.8) | 12 (6.4) | 0.03 |