Table 6. Outcomes after matching.

Patterns of beta blocking	Regular user			Non-user			HR of regular user	95% CI	p
	Patients-year	Number of events	2-year predicted event rate	Patients-year	Number of events	2-year predicted event rate
All death	1,873.32	345	3.70	2,952.40	525	5.53	0.825	0.720–0.946	0.0060
Followed MI	1,151.14	212	2.22	1,608.35	286	3.02	0.900	0.836–0.969	0.0052
Followed stroke	955.67	176	1.88	894.15	159	1.72	0.903	0.839–0.972	0.0068
Composite of MI or stroke	2,095.95	386	4.04	2,496.88	444	4.67	0.897	0.833–0.966	0.0038
Composite of all death, MI or stroke	3,871.53	713	7.41	5,269.33	937	9.62	0.965	0.926–1.006	0.0938
Revascularization	7,422.70	1,367	13.36	8,261.09	1,469	14.61	0.960	0.921–1.000	0.0508
All re-hospitalization	24,733.27	4,555	46.91	25,396.24	4,516	46.69	0.951	0.913–0.991	0.0173

CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; MI = myocardial infarction.