Table 6.

Independent predictors of one year overall mortality

Variable	RR	95% CI	p Value
NYHA class (III–IV v I–II)	2.04	1.62 to 2.57	0.0001
Ejection fraction (<30% v ≥30%)	1.65	1.30 to 2.08	0.0001
Age (as a continuous variable)	1.03	1.02 to 1.04	0.0001
Heart rate (as a continuous variable)	1.02	1.01 to 1.02	0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (as a continuous variable)	0.98	0.97 to 0.98	0.0001
Use of β blockers (started v not treated)	0.60	0.45 to 0.80	0.0003
Use of β blockers (on treatment v not treated)	0.74	0.55 to 0.99	0.0446