Table 2.

Hospitalization and Mortality Rates (95% CI) after Heart Failure Diagnosis per 10 Person-Years

	1–5 Years After Diagnosis			6–10 Years After Diagnosis			11–20 Years After Diagnosis
Year of Diagnosis	N	Hospitalization	Mortality	N	Hospitalization	Mortality	N	Hospitalization	Mortality
1990–1994	283	7.9 (7.4–8.4)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)	144	10.1 (9.3–11.0)	1.7 (1.4– 2.1)	60	7.7 (6.5–9.0)	2.2 (1.7–3.0)
1995–1999	475	7.4 (7.0–7.9)	1.5 (1.4–1.8)	141	7.5 (6.6–8.4)	1.9 (1.5–2.4)	25	6.0 (3.4–10.5)	2.5 (1.0–6.0)
Total	758	7.6 (7.3–8.0)	1.4 (1.3–1.4)	285	9.0 (8.4 – 9.7)	1.8 (1.5 – 2.1)	85	7.5 (6.4 – 8.8)	2.3 (1.7–3.0)

N refers to number of participants included at the beginning of each time period