Characteristics  Pulse Rate Respiratory Rate At baseline At baseline Mean Std Dev Mean Std Dev Sex Male 118.96     16.82 26.42        8.84 Female 131.46 18.78 35.54 10.84 NYHA Class I 112.47 10.46 21.61 2.17 Class II 118.63     10.96 26.75       7.31 Class III 129.95 14.28 36.28 9.31 Class IV 148.5      20.07 44.98 6.76 Place Of residence Urban 125.15 19.94 31.23 11.06 Rural 126.9      18.17 31.98 10.95

Table 4: The baseline mean and standard Deviations of PR & RR at each characteristics