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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients at CRT implantation

From: A long-term cost-effectiveness analysis of cardiac resynchronisation therapy with or without defibrillator based on health claims data

Variables

CRT-D

CRT-P

Number of observations

2722

847

Male sex, No. (%)

1768 (65)

440 (52)

Age, mean (SD), years

69.95 (9.57)

76.65 (8.89)

Non-ischemic, No. (%)

678 (25)

225 (27)

Hospital visits 1 year before implantation, No. (%)

0

121 (4)

40 (5)

1

846 (31)

274 (32)

2

868 (32)

222 (26)

 > 2

887 (33)

311 (37)

Diabetes, No. (%)

982 (36)

272 (32)

Renal dysfunction stage 3, No. (%)

749 (28)

300 (35)

Renal dysfunction stage 4, No. (%)

112 (4)

58 (7)

Atrial fibrillation, No. (%)

1105 (41)

497 (59)

  1. CRT-P: cardiac biventricular pacemaker; CRT-D: cardiac biventricular defibrillator; NYHA: New York Heart Association; SD: standard deviation