Table 2.

All cause mortality rates in out-patients with an EF of more than or equal to 40%.

Patients with EF ≥40% PC and HC overall cohorts
	1 year mortality rate		3 years mortality rate	5 years mortality rate
Primary care N = 1802	7.8		22.8	28.9
Hospital care N = 7852	7.0		17.0	23.0
Patients with EF ≥40–49% PC and HC overall cohorts
	1 year mortality rate		3 years mortality rate	5 years mortality rate
Primary care N = 753	8.5		22.4	28.3
Hospital care N = 4881	6.8		16.0	21.7
Patients with EF ≥50% PC and HC overall cohorts
	1 year mortality rate		3 years mortality rate	5 years mortality rate
Primary care N = 1049	7.3		23.0	29.3
Hospital care N = 2971	7.5		18.7	25.3
Patients with EF ≥40% PC and HC matched cohorts
	1 year mortality rate		3 years mortality rate	5 years mortality rate
Primary care N = 1499	7.0		20.8	27.0
Hospital care N = 1499	7.7		20.3	27.9
Patients with EF ≥40% with any comorbidity
	1 year	3 years	5 years	All follow-up
Primary care N = 1671	8.0	23.0	29.1	31.5
Hospital care N = 6750	7.4	17.8	24.0	28.9
Patients with EF ≥40% with no comorbidity
	1 year	3 years	5 years	All follow-up
Primary care N = 50	8.0	20.0	24.0	30.0
Hospital care N = 608	3.3	7.7	10.0	12.8