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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2018 Jul 29;205:133–141. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.06.017

Table 4.

Associa tion between diure tic use at 6 months and clinical outcomes. * Reference group

Outcome Raw Event Rate # Events/Total Raw Event Rate # Events/Total Unadjusted
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
P-value Adjusted[1]
(Partial Model) Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
P-value Adjusted[2][3]
(For Full Model) Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
P-value
Continuous Use Never on Diuretics*
All Cause Death or Hosp 633/1073 (58.99%) 158/325 (48.62%) 1.30 (1.09 – 1.54) 0.004 1.01 (0.82 – 1.24) 0.9462 0.91 (0.72 – 1.15) 0.4324
CV Death or HF Hosp 395/1364 (28.96%) 51/374 (13.64%) 2.36 (1.76 – 3.16) <.0001 1.63 (1.17 – 2.26) 0.004 1.25 (0.87 – 1.79) 0.2240
Initiated Diuretic Use Never on Diuretics*
All Cause Death or Hosp 21/43 (48.8%) 158/325 (48.6%) 1.03 (0.65 – 1.62) 0.898 0.85 (0.49 – 1.46) 0.5540
CV Death or HF Hosp 12/57 (21.1%) 51/374 (13.6%) 1.56 (0.83 – 2.93) 0.166 1.42 (0.69 – 2.93) 0.3352
Discontinued Use Continuous Use*
All Cause Death or Hosp 31/52 (59.62%) 633/1073 (58.99%) 1.01 (0.70 – 1.44) 0.978 1.06 (0.73 – 1.55) 0.7538
CV Death or HF Hosp 17/69 (24.64%) 395/1364 (28.96%) 0.81 (0.50 – 1.32) 0.407 0.91 (0.55 – 1.50) 0.7058
[1]

All models adjusted for age, treatment arm, sex, BMI, BUN, LVEF, NYHA class and baseline loop diuretic dose.

[2]

CV Death or HF Hosp adjusted for treatment arm, LVEF, MR grade, ventricular conduction on CPX test, KCCQ symptom stability score, BUN, race, sex, age, weber class and VE/VO2

[3]

All Cause Death or Hosp adjusted for treatment arm, Weber class, KCCQ symptom stability score, BUN, country. LVEF, sex, beta blocker dosage, MR grade, ventricular conduction on CPX test