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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Mar;62(3):323–329. doi: 10.1093/gerona/62.3.323

Table 3.

Effects of Digoxin on Heart Failure Hospitalization

Patient Subgroups Absolute Risk % (Events/Total) Crude HR (97.5% CI) p Value Adjusted* HR (97.5% CI) p Value
< 65 Years (n = 2658)
Placebo (n = 1852) 32% 1 Reference 1 Reference
SDC 0.5–0.9 ng/mL (n = 510) 20% 0.56 (0.45–0.69) <.0001 0.54 (0.43–0.66) <.0001
SDC ≥ 1 ng/mL (n = 296) 29% 0.88 (0.70–1.11) .275 0.70 (0.56–0.88) .002
≥ 65 Years (n = 2890)
Placebo (n = 2009) 35% 1 Reference 1 Reference
SDC 0.5–0.9 ng/mL (n = 472) 27% 0.66 (0.54–0.79) <.0001 0.71 (0.58–0.86) <.0001
SDC ≥ 1 ng/mL (n = 409) 33% 0.75 (0.62–0.91) .004 0.66 (0.54–0.81) <.0001

Note: HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; SDC = serum digoxin concentration.

*

Adjusted for the same covariates as in Table 2.