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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2008 Aug;121(8):726–732. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.03.039

Figure 3. Adjusted Hazard Ratios for Mortality in Heart Failure Patients by Hemoglobin.

Figure 3

Hazard ratios for death are shown by hemoglobin level in the retrospective and prospective cohorts. Results are further adjusted for heart failure severity in the prospective cohort.

Model A adjusted for age, sex, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, tobacco use, prior malignancy, body mass index, creatinine clearance.

Model B adjusted for above plus New York Heart Association functional class, ejection fraction, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP).