Table III.
Relationship of female gender to complications, mortality, and readmission
| Complications, 30 or 90 d
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Mortality, 6 mo
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All-cause readmission, 6 mo
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HF readmission, 6 mo
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| Description | OR | P | OR | P | OR | P | OR | P |
| Unadjusted | 1.53 (1.40–1.68) | <.001 | 1.18 (1.07–1.29) | .001 | 1.27 (1.21–1.33) | <.001 | 1.45 (1.35–1.55) | <.001 |
| Adjusted* | 1.39 (1.26–1.53) | <.001 | 1.08 (0.98–1.20) | .123 | 1.22 (1.16–1.28) | <.001 | 1.32 (1.23–1.42) | <.001 |
*
Adjusted for demographics (age and admission reason), medical history, and risk factors (family history of sudden death, chronic heart failure, NYHA class—current status, atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, nonsustained VT, Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease, previous MI, previous CABG, previous percutaneous coronary intervention, previous valvular surgery, cerebrovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, hypertension, renal failure-dialysis), diagnostics (LVEF, QRS, blood urea nitrogen), ICD type, and discharge medications.