Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of heart failure patients taking ACEI at the cardiac clinic of Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2016
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 35 (57.4) |
Female | 26 (42.6) |
Age (years) | |
19–35 | 13 (21.3) |
36–52 | 15 (24.6) |
53–69 | 21 (34.4) |
≥ 70 | 12 (19.7) |
Place of residence | |
Rural | 19 (31.1) |
Urban | 42 (68.9) |
Type of comorbidity (n = 56) | |
Hypertension | 28 (45.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 21 (34.4) |
Anemia | 1 (1.6) |
Othersa | 6 (9.8) |
Cause of heart failure | |
Rheumatic valvular heart disease | 35 (57.4) |
Hypertension | 13 (21.3) |
Othersb | 13 (21.3) |
Comorbidity disease | |
No | 30 (49.2) |
Yes | 28 (45.9) |