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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients Consented or Refused to Study Participation

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*

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

   

   ACE-Inhibitors

82%

75%

0.08

   β-Blockers

76%

71%

0.27

Distance between Residence and Study Site (Mile)

   

   Mean (SD)

21.7 (21.4)

31.3 (33.6)

0.0002

  1. *: P-value of statistical tests of t-test or chi-square test, comparing patients consented vs. refused to study participation.