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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 1;72(1):26–32. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.12.010

Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression for the association between congestive heart failure and socio-economic factors and co-morbidity for patients aged ≥45 years with diagnoses of atrial fibrillation (n=11,659) in primary care attending the 75 primary health care centers between January 1st 2001 and December 31st 2007

Men Women

All < 75 years ≥75 years All < 75 years ≥75 years
Number of patients N=6,273 N=3,578 N=2,695 N=4,936 N=1,842 N=3,094

OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age, years 1.05 (1.05–1.06) 1.04 (1.03–1.06) 1.06 (1.04–1.09) 1.07 (1.06–1.08) 1.06 (1.04–1.08) 1.05 (1.03–1.07)
Educational level
 Compulsory schooling 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Secondary schooling 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 0.85 (0.72–1.01) 1.04 (0.86–1.25) 0.86 (0.75–0.98) 0.82 (0.65–1.04) 0.88 (0.74–1.04)
 College and/or university studies 0.84 (0.72–0.97) 0.76 (0.62–0.93) 0.93 (0.74–1.16) 0.80 (0.66–0.97) 0.71 (0.52–0.97) 0.89 (0.69–1.14)
Marital status
 Married 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Unmarried 1.87 (1.55–2.27) 1.92 (1.52–2.42) 1.75 (1.24–2.47) 1.26 (0.98–1.63) 1.44 (0.98–2.12) 1.10 (0.78–1.54)
 Divorced 1.38 (1.18–1.60) 1.49 (1.24–1.81) 1.17 (0.90–1.53) 1.15 (0.95–1.40) 1.25 (0.94–1.67) 1.04 (0.80–1.36)
 Widowed 1.36 (1.16–1.60) 1.61 (1.20–2.17) 1.24 (1.02–1.51) 1.13 (0.97–1.31) 1.22 (0.93–1.59) 1.05 (0.87–1.26)
Neighborhood SES
 High 0.93 (0.82–1.05) 0.91 (0.76–1.09) 0.96 (0.79–1.15) 1.11 (0.96–1.28) 1.07 (0.83–1.38) 1.14 (0.96–1.36)
 Middle 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Low 1.07 (0.89–1.29) 1.19 (0.93–1.52) 0.94 (0.71–1.24) 1.25 (1.02–1.52) 1.19 (0.86–1.66) 1.25 (0.98–1.59)
Diagnosis
 Hypertension 0.80 (0.71–0.89) 0.80 (0.69–0.94) 0.80 (0.68–0.94) 0.66 (0.59–0.75) 0.63 (0.50–0.78) 0.68 (0.58–0.79)
Coronary heart disease 2.11 (1.86–2.38) 2.16 (1.81–2.58) 2.04 (1.72–2.43) 2.25 (1.96–2.59) 2.23 (1.72–2.88) 2.25 (1.90–2.66)
Valvular heart disease 3.47 (2.62–4.59) 3.70 (2.49–5.49) 3.30 (2.22–4.89) 2.37 (1.77–3.17) 2.94 (1.81–4.76) 2.07 (1.44–2.98)
 Cardiomyopathy 9.43 (4.81–18.47) 9.69 (4.79–19.58) 5.47 (0.64–45.47) 2.24 (0.99–5.07) 3.36 (1.09–10.28) 1.28 (0.38–4.23)
 Cerebrovascular diseases 1.09 (0.95–1.25) 1.23 (1.00–1.51) 0.96 (0.80–1.16) 1.11 (0.96–1.28) 1.29 (0.97–1.70) 1.06 (0.89–1.25)
 Diabetes mellitus 1.63 (1.42–1.86) 1.73 (1.45–2.08) 1.50 (1.21–1.85) 1.68 (1.44–1.96) 2.01 (1.55–2.60) 1.53 (1.26–1.86)
Obesity 1.27 (0.99–1.62) 1.26 (0.96–1.66) 1.20 (0.68–2.13) 1.79 (1.34–2.38) 1.87 (1.31–2.68) 1.53 (0.95–2.47)
 COPD 1.86 (1.56–2.21) 1.57 (1.23–2.01) 2.25 (1.75–2.90) 1.83 (1.52–2.20) 2.13 (1.58–2.86) 1.63 (1.29–2.06)
 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 1.32 (0.77–2.28) 1.24 (0.68–2.28) 1.68 (0.46–6.16) 2.86 (1.13–7.23) 3.93 (1.13–13.74) 2.09 (0.53–8.19)
 Depression 1.00 (0.80–1.25) 0.86 (0.63–1.19) 1.14 (0.82–1.59) 1.20 (0.98–1.45) 1.19 (0.85–1.66) 1.20 (0.94–1.53)
 Anxiety 0.97 (0.69–1.36) 0.87 (0.54–1.41) 1.03 (0.63–1.68) 1.06 (0.81–1.39) 1.31 (0.84–2.05) 0.94 (0.68–1.31)

Information on educational level and marital status is missing for some individuals.

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SES, socioeconomic status.