Table 3.

Multivariate analysis for intrahospital and 3-month mortality in patients with ADCHF, a LVEF <40% and beta blockers on admission

Variable	OR	95% CI	p Value
Inhospital mortality
Age	1.022	0.991 to1.055	0.17
Gender	1.058	0.428 to2.618	0.90
Non-compliance to medication	1.736	0.642 to4.698	0.27
SBP	0.990	0.968 to1.014	0.41
DBP	1.003	0.964 to1.044	0.87
LVEF	1.053	0.998 to1.003	0.07
Creatinine	1.001	0.998 to1.001	0.59
Aspirin	1.357	0.477 to3.865	0.56
Statins	2.083	0.763 to5.684	0.15
Inotropes	20.368	8.241 to50.337	<0.001
Beta blockers on discharge
Beta blockers withdrawn (reference group)	1	–
Beta blockers maintained	0.050	0.022 to0.112	<0.001
3-Month mortality
Age	1.029	1.010 to1.048	0.002
Gender	0.974	0.579 to1.638	0.92
Non-compliance to medication	1.267	0.753 to2.133	0.37
SBP	0.993	0.980 to1.005	0.26
DBP	1.005	0.984 to1.026	0.66
LVEF	1.003	0.970 to1.037	0.87
Creatinine	1.001	1.000 to1.003	0.15
Aspirin	1.516	0.828 to2.777	0.17
Statins	1.307	0.747 to2.284	0.34
Inotropes	1.456	0.759 to2.793	0.25
Beta blockers on discharge
Beta blockers withdrawn (reference group)	1	–
Beta blockers maintained	0.513	0.231 to1.143	0.10

ADCHF, acute decompensated chronic heart failure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SBP, systolic blood pressure.