Table 2.

Predictors of death among subjects with HF in the community

	Models not including ejection fraction		Models including ejection fraction
Predictor Variable	HR (95% CI)	p-value	HR (95% CI)	p-value
All Cause Death
Age (per year increase)	1.057 (1.049, 1.064)	<0.001	1.058 (1.050, 1.065)	<0.001
Male sex	1.28 (1.10, 1.49)	0.001	1.27 (1.09, 1.48)	0.002
Diabetes mellitus	1.44 (1.21, 1.72)	<0.001	1.44 (1.21, 1.71)	<0.001
Smoking	1.38 (1.18, 1.61)	<0.001	1.39 (1.19, 1.62)	<0.001
Documented coronary disease	0.93 (0.80, 1.08)	0.32	0.93 (0.80, 1.07)	0.29
Severe chronic kidney disease	2.23 (1.75, 2.83)	<0.001	1.96 (1.51, 2.54)	<0.001
Ejection fraction ≥ 50%			0.88 (0.74, 1.04)	0.15
Cardiovascular Death
Age (per year increase)	1.055 (1.044, 1.065)	<0.001	1.055 (1.044, 1.065)	<0.001
Male sex	1.26 (1.03, 1.54)	0.026	1.22 (1.00, 1.48)	0.054
Diabetes mellitus	1.47 (1.17, 1.85)	<0.001	1.46 (1.16, 1.82)	<0.001
Smoking	1.27 (1.04, 1.55)	0.020	1.24 (1.01, 1.52)	0.039
Documented coronary disease	1.15 (0.95, 1.40)	0.16	1.12 (0.93, 1.35)	0.23
Severe chronic kidney disease	2.38 (1.76, 3.23)	<0.001	2.10 (1.52, 2.88)	<0.001
Ejection fraction ≥ 50%			0.71 (0.57, 0.89)	0.006

^*Coronary disease defined as prior myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting or angiographically defined significant coronary artery disease.