Cardiology Research and Practice 5 Table 2: (a) Baseline characteristics of participants (completers and noncompleters). (b) Clinical characteristics of participants (completers and noncompleters). (a) Women n = 164 78.1 (7.0) n (%) Men n = 271 77.8 (7.0) n (%) Age (mean, SD) Marital status Single/widowed/divorced 108 (65.9) 72 (26.6) Married/common-law 56 (34.1) 199 (73.4) Highest educational level Completed high school 127 (77.4) 210 (77.5) Completed postsecondary 33 (20.1) 53 (19.6) Missing 4 (2.4) 8 (3.0) Current living arrangements Living alone 75 (45.7) 53 (19.6) Living with others 88 (53.7) 218 (80.4) Missing 1 (.6) — Geographical distance from centre ≤50 km 151 (92.1) 239 (88.2) >50 km 13 (7.9) 32 (11.8) Annual combined income ≤ $40,000 111 (67.7) 144 (53.1) > $40,000 28 (17.1) 89 (38.8) Missing 25 (15.2) 38 (14.0) Use of other resources to manage HFa No 117 (71.3) 176 (64.9) Yes 47 (28.7) 95 (35.1) aUse of resources to manage HF includes pamphlets, books, and/or the Internet. a: resources include books, pamphlets, and the Internet. (b) Major criteria Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Orthopnea Elevated jugular venous pressure Pulmonary rales Third heart sound Cardiomegaly Minor criteria Pulmonary edema on chest radiograph Peripheral edema Night cough Dyspnea on exertion Hepatomegaly Pleural eﬀusion Heart rate > 120 Wgt loss > 4.5 kg in 5 days in response to diuretics Framingham Criteria meta No Yes Missing Women n = 164 37 (22.8) 62 (38.0) 69 (42.9) 129 (79.6) 10 (6.1) 76 (46.6) 76 (47.2) 88 (54.3) 37 (23.1) 124 (77.0) 3 (1.9) 60 (36.8) 18 (11.3) 3 (1.9) 19 (11.6) 143 (87.2) 2 (1.2) Men n = 271 71 (26.6) 110 (41.4) 125 (47.3) 208 (72.9) 22 (8.3) 139 (52.3) 107 (40.4) 166 (62.2) 57 (21.4) 213 (80.4) 9 (3.4) 104 (39.1) 34 (12.8) 10 (3.8) 22 (8.1) 248 (91.5) 1 (.4) P .109 <.001 .907 <.001 .198 <.001 .168 P .385 .496 .367 .673 .402 .258 .167 .109 .683 .408 .359 .636 .646 .219