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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Lung. 2010 Apr 8;40(1):12–20. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.12.003

Table 3. Self-Care Management and Event Risk: Cox Proportional Hazard Model.

Results shown controlling for the influence of gender, body mass index, comorbid conditions, HF etiology, left ventricular ejection fraction, New York Heart Association functional class, prescription of an ACE inhibitor or ARB, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score, Medical Outcomes Study Specific Adherence Score, and SCHFI maintenance and confidence subscale scores. “*” P<.05, “†” relative to persons with SCHFI Self-Care Management scores below the sample mean. Abbreviations: ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker, CI = confidence interval, HR = Hazard Ratio, SCHFI = Self-Care of Heart Failure Index.

Variable Adjusted HR 95%CI of HR
Age in years 0.967* (0.941-0.995)
Beck Depression Inventory II score 1.074* (1.038-1.111)
Prescribed Beta adrenergic blocker 0.346* (0.187-0.641)
Duke Activity Status Index Score 0.960* (0.930-0.991)
Symptom-Free † 0.481* (0.238-0.971)
Above Average Self-Care Management Score † 0.441* (0.222-0.877)