Research Article
Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated with Heart Failure Readmission at a Tertiary Hospital in North-Eastern Tanzania
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients readmitted for heart failure (N = 136).
| | Characteristics | Readmission | χ2 | value | | Total | ≤30 days | >30 days | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Mean age (SD) | 62.8 (17.1) | 59.9 (17.9) | 63.8 (16.9) | | | | Age > 75 years | 36 (26.5) | 8 (23.5) | 28 (27.5) | 1.87 | 0.521 | | Female | 86 (63.2) | 19 (55.9) | 67 (65.7) | 1.05 | 0.306 | | Rural setting | 114 (83.8) | 29 (85.3) | 85 (83.3) | 0.07 | 0.788 | | Unemployed | 102 (75.0) | 21 (61.8) | 81 (79.4) | 4.23 | 0.043 | | Not insured | 71 (52.2) | 17 (50.0) | 54 (52.9) | 0.08 | 0.766 | | Hypertension | 87 (64.0) | 18 (52.9) | 69 (67.6) | 2.39 | 0.122 | | Diabetes | 38 (27.9) | 8 (23.5) | 30 (29.4) | 0.43 | 0.508 | | Absence of ACEI or ARB | 58 (42.6) | 20 (58.8) | 38 (37.3) | 4.85 | 0.030 | | Absence of loop diuretic | 23 (16.9) | 9 (26.5) | 14 (13.7) | 2.94 | 0.086 | | Poor medication adherence | 73 (53.7) | 10 (29.4) | 63 (61.8) | 10.73 | 0.002 | | Poor physical activity | 103 (75.7) | 27 (79.4) | 76 (74.5) | 0.33 | 0.794 | | Poor clinic visit | 75 (55.1) | 23 (67.6) | 52 (51.0) | 2.86 | 0.094 |
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