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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Mar 26;61(21):2130–2138. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.044

Figure 2. Independent association of nuisance bleeding with quality of life (EQ5D VAS).

Figure 2

Estimates (with 95% CI) indicate absolute points on the EQ5D VAS score. Negative sign indicates a decrement in QOL. This is a multivariable, hierarchical linear regression model with EQ5D VAS score at 1 month as the dependent variable and nuisance bleeding at 1 month as the predictor variable of interest. The model adjusts for other confounding variables including age, female gender, insurance status, GRACE 6-month mortality risk score, CRUSADE bleeding risk score, history of atrial fibrillation at baseline, baseline hemoglobin and baseline creatinine, development of atrial fibrillation or warfarin use during hospitalization, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in-hospital. X-axis graphs the change in QOL scores assessed via the EQ5D VAS. Numbers alongside the floating bars denote the corresponding estimate with its 95% CI.