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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 21;112(12):10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.08.014. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.08.014

TABLE 3.

Results of multivariate model identifying independent predictors of death or heart failure hospitalization in patients having HFpEF and HFrEF.

Characteristic HFpEF
OR (95% CI)
HFrEF
OR (95% CI)
Male vs. Female 3.45** (1.47, 8.07)
NYHA Class III vs. Class II 3.05** (1.33, 6.98) 1.90** (1.28, 2.82)
Baseline medication adherence < 80% vs. ≥ 80% 2.61* (1.18, 5.76)
Distance covered on 6-MWT < 620 vs. ≥ 620 (ft.) 2.81* (1.24, 6.40) 1.94** (1.30, 2.90)
Self-Management vs. Enhanced Education arm 2.16 (0.98, 4.76)
≥ 3 Co-morbidities 2.11*** (1.44, 3.10)
On Diuretics 3.06*** (1.57, 5.97)
Age > 65 years 1.63** (1.11, 2.40)
Minority race/ethnicity 1.34 (0.91, 1.97)
CKD with BP ≤ 130/80; no CKD with BP ≤ 140/90 0.69 (0.46, 1.05)
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001.

All factors retained on multivariate model at final iteration are displayed. P-values are listed where significant. Factors retained on final model were different for the 2 subtypes of HF, hence the blanks.

BP- Blood Pressure, CKD- Chronic Kidney Disease, CI- Confidence Interval, ft.- Feet, HFpEF- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFrEF- Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, NYHA- New York Heart Association, OR- Odds Ratio, 6-MWT- Six Minute Walk Test, vs.- Versus.