Table 2.
Number of patients hospitalized and number of hospitalizations in STICH
| Rehospitalization Characteristics | All patients (N=1212) |
Medical Treatment Only (N=602) |
CABG + Medical Treatment (N=610) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of follow-up (years) | |||
| n | 1212 | 602 | 610 |
| Median (25th, 75th) | 6.7 (2.9, 9.3) | 6.2 (2.6, 9.1) | 7.3 (3.2, 9.4) |
| All-cause mortality | 757(62.5%) | 398(66.1%) | 359(58.9%) |
| Number of all-cause rehospitalizations | 2549 | 1350 | 1199 |
| 0 | 480(39.6%) | 219(36.4%) | 261(42.8%) |
| 1 | 242(20.0%) | 120(19.9%) | 122(20.0%) |
| 2 | 162(13.4%) | 79(13.1%) | 83(13.6%) |
| 3 or more all-cause hospitalizations | 328 (27.0%) | 184 (30.5) | 144 (23.6%) |
| Total number of patients with at least 1 all-cause rehospitalization | 732(60.4%) | 383(63.6%) | 349(57.2%) |
| Number of cardiovascular rehospitalizations | 1688 | 944 | 744 |
| 0 | 594(49.0%) | 260(43.2%) | 334(54.8%) |
| 1 | 240(19.8%) | 126(20.9%) | 114(18.7%) |
| 2 | 143(11.8%) | 83(13.8%) | 60(9.8%) |
| 3 or more cardiovascular hospitalizations | 235 (19.4%) | 133 (22.1%) | 102 (16.7%) |
| Total number of patients with ≥1 cardiovascular rehospitalization | 618(51.0%) | 342(56.8%) | 276(45.2%) |
| Number of heart failure rehospitalizations | 907 | 512 | 395 |
| 0 | 855(70.5%) | 401(66.6%) | 454(74.4%) |
| 1 | 118(9.7%) | 67(11.1%) | 51(8.4%) |
| 2 | 119(9.8%) | 68(11.3%) | 51(8.4%) |
| 3 or more heart failure hospitalizations | 120 (10.0%) | 66 (10.9%) | 54 (8.9%) |
| Total number of patients with ≥1 heart failure rehospitalization | 357(29.5%) | 201(33.4%) | 156(25.6%) |
| Number of non-cardiovascular rehospitalizations | 871 | 410 | 461 |
| 0 | 847(69.9%) | 430(71.4%) | 417(68.4%) |
| 1 | 63(5.2%) | 23(3.8%) | 40(6.6%) |
| 2 | 69(5.7%) | 27(4.5%) | 42(6.9%) |
| 3 or more non-cardiovascular hospitalizations | 233 (19.2%) | 122 (20.2%) | 111 (18.1%) |
| Total number of patients with at least 1 non-cardiovascular rehospitalization | 365(30.1%) | 172(28.6%) | 193(31.6%) |