Table 3 Predictors of 1 and 3 years mortality by forward conditional Cox proportional hazard analysis.

1 year mortality

Characteristics

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Wald χ²

p

Age, per 10 years

2.01

1.33 – 3.03

11.1

0.001

LVEF, per 5 % decreasing

1.44

1.23 – 1.69

20.4

< 0.001

3 year mortality

Characteristics

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Wald χ²

p

Age, per 10 years

1.64

1.25 – 2.15

12.6

< 0.001

LVEF, per 5 % decreasing

1.28

1.14 – 1.44

17.6

< 0.001