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Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2015 Oct 22;202:918–921. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.114

Table 4.

Hospital and Post Discharge Case-Fatality Rates (CFR) According to Age in Patients with a First Episode of Acute Heart Failure

	Age (years)
	<65	≥ 65
Time Point	(n=170)	(n = 841)
	Crude CFR (%)	Crude CFR (%)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)^*	Odds Ratio (95% CI)^**
In-hospital	7.1	6.3	1.16 (0.59,2.26)	1.15 (0.56,2.34)
1 year	16.5	28.1	0.55 (0.35,0.87)	0.62 (0.38,1.00)
2 years	25.3	39.9	0.58 (0.39,0.87)	0.59 (0.39,0.89)

Controlling for age, sex, and race

^**

Controlling for above variables plus history of coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, renal disease, stroke, and presenting symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea, and weight gain.