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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Aug 17;3(5):453–458. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.940874

Table 3.

Adjusted hazard ratios* for incident myocardial infarction, stroke, chronic kidney disease, or congestive heart failure comparing ACE-I vs. Beta-blocker second line initiation (N=15,532)

Incident : Number of events Adjusted hazard ratio* ACE-I vs. BB§ 95% CI p value
Myocardial Infarction 96 1.05 (0.69, 1.58) 0.83
Stroke 101 1.01 (0.68, 1.52) 0.95
Congestive Heart Failure 23 1.71 (0.69, 4.23) 0.25
Chronic Kidney Disease 1,445 0.95 (0.85, 1.05) 0.33
*

adjusted by inverse propensity score weights

ACE-I: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

eight persons missing initial blood pressure measurements or comorbidity information

§

BB: beta-blocker

additionally adjusted for eGlomerular Filtration Rate (N=14,080)