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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2012 Jul;18(7):534–540. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.05.003

Table-2.

Effect of CSA on 6 month Cardiac readmissions

Model Rate Ratio (confidence interval), p value
Univariable model 1.63 (1.1, 2.4), p=. 01
Multivariable model (adjusted for listed covariates*) 1.53 (1.1, 2.2), p=. 03
*

In addition to SDB group, the model included the following variables:

Left ventricular ejection fraction, age, body mass index, sex, creatinine, diabetes, type of cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, discharge SBP (<110 vs. ≥ 110), discharge angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, discharge beta blocker, initial length of stay, admission sodium, and admission hemoglobin.