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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 May;32(2):227–246. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.01.014

Table 6.

Hospitalization Rates and Adjusted Analysis Findings (detailed)

Hospitalization rates
unadjusted		 MCCs counts CVD related conditions Non-CVD related conditions Charlson/ Elixhauser
HR (95%CI) for those with:
Severe kidney disease
HF preserved EF:1.32 (1.24; 1.41)
HF reduced EF 1.47 (1.35; 1.60)14
HR (95%CI) for those
with:
1: 1.14 (0.95.1.75);
2 :1.47 (1.20;1.80);
3 : 1.66 (1.31;2.10);
4 or +: 2.09 (1.59;2.75)22 		HR (95%CI) for those with:
Hypertension:1.15 (1.06;1.25)
Diabetes:1.31 (1.18;1.46)22 		HR (95%CI) for those with:
COPD:1.53 (1.30;1.80)22
40% at least 1 admission17 Pearson correlation
Charlson score 1:0.21
score 2: 0.16;
score 3: 0.18;
score 4 or +: 0.1817
For those with:
HF preserved:50%
HF reduced:49%3
Hospitalization + CFRs
24% with 1 admission18 HR (95%CI) for those with:
Diabetes: 1.76 (1.03; 3.00)18 		HR (95%CI) for those with:
Hypotension: 0.98 (0.97; 0.99);
Anemia : 2.52 (1.32;5.05)18

HF: Heart Failure; MCCs: Multiple chronic conditions; CVD: Cardiovascular disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HR: Hazard ratio

Data from Refs 3,14,17,18,22.