From: Patient recruitment to a randomized clinical trial of behavioral therapy for chronic heart failure
 | Consented Patients N = 134 | Refused Patients N = 407 | P-value* |
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Patient Characteristics | |||
   Age (year) |  |  |  |
   Mean (SD) | 69.9 (9.6) | 73.0 (9.7) | 0.002 |
   Race | |||
   White | 83% | 84% | 0.001 |
   No-white (mainly African American) | 15% | 7% |  |
   Unknown | 2% | 9% |  |
Cardiac Systolic Function | |||
   LVEF (%) |  |  |  |
   Mean (SD) | 31.3 (7.0) | 31.7 (7.9) | 0.56 |
CHF Medication | Â | Â | Â |
   ACE-Inhibitors | 82% | 75% | 0.08 |
   β-Blockers | 76% | 71% | 0.27 |
Distance between Residence and Study Site (Mile) | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 21.7 (21.4) | 31.3 (33.6) | 0.0002 |