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Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects (N = 567*)

From: Changes in healthcare utilization and costs associated with sildenafil therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Value

Mean (SD) age, y

52.3 (9.8)

Number (%) women

412 (72.7)

Comorbidities (n [%])

Connective tissue diseases

104 (18.3)

Congenital heart diseases

23 (4.1)

HIV/AIDS

1 (0.2)

Depressive disorders

29 (5.1)

Anxiety disorders

8 (1.4)

Sleep disorders

83 (14.6)

Lung disease

Asthma

33 (5.8)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

108 (19.0)

Pulmonary fibrosis

69 (12.2)

Any of above

172 (30.3)

Cerebrovascular disease

10 (1.8)

Coronary heart disease

68 (12.0)

Atrial fibrillation

46 (8.1)

Congestive heart failure

134 (23.6)

Peripheral vascular disease

9 (1.6)

Hematological conditions

8 (1.4)

Liver disease

44 (7.8)

Renal disease

72 (12.7)

Diabetes

91 (16.0)

Neoplasms

38 (6.7)

Mean (SD) Charlson comorbidity index

1.0 (1.1)

  1. PAH: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; HMO: Health maintenance organization; PPO: Preferred provider; HIV/AIDS: Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.