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. 2020 May 6;9(10):e014932. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014932

Table 2.

Relationship Between Integrated Care and Major Adverse Events

ABC Adherent vs Non‐ABC Adherent
Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HR (95% CI) P Value HR (95% CI) P Value
Multimorbiditya
Composite outcome 0.60 (0.43–0.83) 0.002 0.61 (0.44–0.85) 0.004
Hospitalization 0.61 (0.44–0.85) 0.004 0.62 (0.45–0.87) 0.006
All‐cause death 0.22 (0.06–0.88) 0.033 0.23 (0.06–0.94) 0.041
Cardiovascular events 0.53 (0.34–0.83) 0.005 0.54 (0.35–0.84) 0.007
Any event 0.59 (0.42–0.82) 0.002 0.60 (0.43–0.84) 0.003
Polypharmacyb
Composite outcome 0.67 (0.46–0.98) 0.038 0.68 (0.47–1.00) 0.053
Hospitalization 0.68 (0.45–0.99) 0.042 0.69 (0.46–1.01) 0.058
All‐cause death 0.50 (0.16–1.56) 0.23 0.49 (0.16–1.54) 0.22
Cardiovascular events 0.66 (0.41–1.06) 0.087 0.67 (0.41–1.08) 0.099
Any event 0.66 (0.45–0.97) 0.033 0.68 (0.46–0.99) 0.045
Hospitalizationc
Composite outcome 0.59 (0.41–0.83) 0.003 0.59 (0.42–0.85) 0.004
Hospitalization 0.57 (0.40–0.82) 0.003 0.58 (0.40–0.84) 0.004
All‐cause death 0.51 (0.19–1.36) 0.18 0.49 (0.18–1.33) 0.16
Cardiovascular events 0.48 (0.30–0.76) 0.002 0.48 (0.30–0.77) 0.002
Any event 0.58 (0.41–0.83) 0.002 0.59 (0.41–0.84) 0.003

ABC indicates Atrial fibrillation Better Care; AF, atrial fibrillation; and HR, hazard ratio.

a

Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, first AF episode, use of aspirin.

b

Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, first AF episode, diabetes mellitus, hepatic/renal disease, pulmonary disease.

c

Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, first AF episode, diabetes mellitus, hepatic/renal disease, pulmonary disease, use of aspirin.