Trends in quality of care among patients with incident heart failure in Denmark 2003–2010: a nationwide cohort study

Table 4 One-year mortality among patients diagnosed with incident heart failure in Denmark in 2010 vs. 2003

	Mortality 2003	Mortality 2010	Unadjusted HR	Adjusted HR *	Adjusted HR †
	N/total (%)	N/total (%)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
Total	333/1624 (20.5)	488/3809 (12.8)	0.59 (0.51-0.67)	0.65 (0.56-0.75)	0.79 (0.65-0.96)
LVEF ≤40%	277/1379 (20.1)	408/3141 (13.0)	0.61 (0.52-0.71)	0.67 (0.57-0.78)	0.85 (0.69-1.05)
LVEF >40%	56/245 (22.9)	79/668 (11.8)	0.47 (0.31-0.74)	0.58 (0.40-0.84)	0.51 (0.30-0.89)

*Hazard Ratio (HR) adjusted for age and gender.
† Hazard Ratio (HR) adjusted for the following patient characteristics: age, gender, LVEF, previous acute myocardial infarction, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, alcohol intake, smoking habits, and in treatment for hypertension.
LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.
Overall and stratified according to selected patient characteristics.

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