Table 2 Prevalence of palliative care needs by subgroups
From: Prevalence and characteristics of patients with heart failure needing palliative care
Variable | -NECPAL | +NECPAL | p-value a |
|---|---|---|---|
(n=100) | (n=78) | ||
Age (years) | <0.001 | ||
<70 (n=89) | 62 (69.7%) | 27 (30.3%) | |
≥70 (n=89) | 38 (42.7%) | 51 (57.3%) | |
Sex | 0.674 | ||
Men (n=99) | 57 (57.6%) | 42 (42.4%) | |
Women (n=79) | 43 (54.4%) | 36 (45.6%) | |
LVEF classification | 0.058 | ||
HFrEF (n=118) | 63 (53.4%) | 55 (46.6%) | |
HFmrEF (n=29) | 22 (75.9%) | 7 (24.1%) | |
HFpEF (n=31) | 15 (48.4%) | 16 (51.6%) | |
NYHA functional class | |||
I/II (n=143) | 92 (64.3%) | 51 (35.7%) | <0.001 |
III/IV (n=35) | 8 (22.9%) | 27 (77.1%) |