Table 3.

Results of multivariate analysis.

	Cox proportional hazard ratio	95% CI		p value
Age, years	1.02	0.94	1.10	0.70
BMI, kg/m2	0.87	0.76	0.99	0.047
NYHA class at discharge I/II, %	1.52	0.61	3.77	0.28
Hemoglobin level at discharge, g/dL	0.88	0.70	1.11	0.37
m-FIM score at discharge	0.94	0.89	0.99	0.012

BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; m-FIM = motor Functional Independence Measurement; NYHA = New York Heart Association.