Table 3.

Cox Proportional Hazards Analysis for All‐Cause Mortality

Covariate	β	SE(β)	HR	95% CI	P Value
Age <65 years	−0.85	0.38	0.43	0.20–0.90	0.026
Male gender	1.96	1.02	7.13	0.96–52.92	0.055
NYHA III‐IV	0.57	0.20	1.77	1.20–2.63	0.005
Diuretic use	0.48	0.43	1.62	0.70–3.79	NS
ACE‐inhibitor use	0.82	0.62	2.26	0.68–7.52	NS
Renal failure	0.51	0.42	1.66	0.73–3.77	NS

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; β, beta coefficient; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; NS, not significant; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SE, standard error.