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Table 4 Regression models for mortality and CV-readmission

From: Outcomes associated with comorbid atrial fibrillation and heart failure in medicare beneficiaries with acute coronary syndrome

 

Mortality

CV-related readmission

 

(N = 795)

(N = 705 among patients discharged alive)

 

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Atrial fibrillation

1.15

(0.81–1.64)

1.46

(1.14–1.87)

Heart failure

1.41

(1.05–1.89)

1.61

(1.26–2.06)

Age <75

Reference

 

Reference

 

Age 75–84

2.68

(1.72–4.19)

0.95

(0.72–1.24)

Age 85+

4.98

(3.04–8.14)

0.99

(0.75–1.30)

Male

1.18

(0.83–1.68)

0.94

(0.71–1.24)

Female

Reference

 

Reference

 

Race: White

Reference

 

Reference

 

Race: Non-white

0.82

(0.54–1.25)

0.90

(0.65–1.25)

Income: ≥$25,000

0.79

(0.51–1.20)

0.99

(0.78–1.27)

Income: <$25,000

Reference

 

Reference

 

Education: Some high school or less

Reference

 

Reference

 

Education: High school graduate

0.79

(0.57–1.09)

0.89

(0.68–1.17)

Employment status: Currently employed

0.62

(0.25–1.56)

1.02

(0.58–1.81)

Employment status: Unemployed

Reference

 

Reference

 

Marital status: Married

Reference

 

Reference

 

Marital status: Widowed

1.06

(0.72–1.58)

1.05

(0.75–1.46)

Marital status: Other

1.49

(0.92–2.41)

1.24

(0.88–1.74)

CCI score = 0–1

Reference

 

Reference

 

CCI score = 2

0.91

(0.59–1.39)

1.14

(0.84–1.54)

CCI score = 3

1.31

(0.81–2.11)

1.20

(0.85–1.70)

CCI score = 4+

2.19

(1.61–2.99)

1.29

(0.95–1.74)

  1. HR, Hazard Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.