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Table 1 Demographic, medical, and clinical characteristics of 53 older adults with heart failure

From: Reduced cerebral blood flow and white matter hyperintensities predict poor sleep in heart failure

Demographic characteristics

Age, mean (SD)

69.81 (8.79)

Sex (% Women)

37.7

Race (% Caucasian) (N = 51)

86.8

Education, mean years (SD)

14.17 (2.87)

Medical and clinical characteristics

LVEF, mean (SD)

40.98 (13.57)

Sleep Medication (%)

7.5

Diabetes (%)

24.5

Hypertension (%)

66.0

Sleep Apnea (%)

26.4

Depression (%)

17.0

2-minute step test, mean (SD)

66.02 (22.56)

CBF-V MCA, cm/s mean (SD)

42.89 (12.94)

Global PSQI, mean (SD)

8.42 (3.57)

  1. Note. LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, CBF-V MCA cerebral blood flow velocity of the middle cerebral artery, PSQI Pittsburgh sleep quality index.