Research Article
Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated with Heart Failure Readmission at a Tertiary Hospital in North-Eastern Tanzania
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients readmitted for heart failure (N = 136).
| | Characteristics | Readmission | χ2 | value | | Total | ≤30 days | >30 days | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| | NYHA III | 72 (52.9) | 20 (58.8) | 52 (51.0) | 4.02 | 0.866 | | Elevated SBP | 50 (36.8) | 15 (44.1) | 35 (34.3) | 2.17 | 0.223 | | Elevated DBP | 42 (30.9) | 13 (38.2) | 29 (28.4) | 1.49 | 0.244 | | Poor capillary refill | 13 (9.6) | 7 (20.6) | 6 (5.9) | 6.37 | 0.017 | | Murmur | 47 (34.6) | 13 (38.2) | 34 (33.3) | 0.27 | 0.603 | | Leukocytosis | 23 (16.9) | 6 (17.6) | 17 (16.7) | 0.45 | 0.951 | | Anaemia | 26 (19.1) | 8 (23.5) | 18 (17.6) | 0.57 | 0.450 | | eGFR < 60 | 78 (57.4) | 18 (52.9) | 60 (58.8) | 0.36 | 0.548 | | Pleural effusion | 41 (30.1) | 17 (50.0) | 24 (23.5) | 8.48 | 0.004 | | Pneumonia | 63 (46.3) | 15 (44.1) | 48 (47.1) | 0.08 | 0.766 | | Atrial fibrillation | 32 (23.5) | 8 (23.5) | 24 (23.5) | 0.05 | 0.815 | | Reduced EF | 52 (38.2) | 17 (50.0) | 35 (34.3) | 2.65 | 0.103 | | Preserved EF | 60 (44.1) | 13 (38.2) | 47 (46.1) | 0.63 | 0.425 | | LV dilatation | 38 (27.9) | 10 (29.4) | 28 (27.5) | 0.06 | 0.799 | | Mitral regurgitation | 70 (51.5) | 20 (58.8) | 50 (49.0) | 0.98 | 0.322 |
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