Parameter | Year | P-value for trend | |||||
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2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013b | ||
HF hospitalization, n | 61,594 | 67,961 | 67,654 | 78,488 | 78,990 | 80,246 | – |
Discharged alive HF hospitalization, n | 54,280 | 59,964 | 59,629 | 69,343 | 70,143 | 64,672 | – |
30-Day all-cause rehospitalization rate, n (%) | 18,471 (34.0) | 20,640 (34.4) | 20,458 (34.3) | 23,801 (34.3) | 24,184 (34.5) | 22,386 (34.6) | 0.186 |
Age and sex-adjusted 30-day rehospitalization rate, %d | 33.9 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.7 | < 0.001 |
One-year rehospitalization | 39,254 (72.3) | 43,662 (72.8) | 43,883 (73.6) | 50,776 (73.2) | 51,486 (73.4) | NA | 0.084 |
Time to first all-cause rehospitalization, median (IQR), d | 37 (12–105) | 36 (12–104) | 37 (13–106) | 37 (12–105) | 37 (12–104) | NA | 0.371 |
HF rehospitalization | |||||||
30-Day HF rehospitalization, n (%) | 8663 (16.0) | 9840 (16.4) | 9602 (16.1) | 11,484 (16.6) | 11,668 (16.6) | 10,799 (16.7) | 0.001 |
Age–sex-adjusted 30-day HF rehospitalization rate, % | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 0.001 |
Three-month HF rehospitalization | 14,707 (27.1) | 16,637 (27.7) | 16,362 (27.4) | 19,281 (27.8) | 19,508 (27.8) | NA | 0.054 |
One-year HF rehospitalization | 22,134 (40.8) | 24,691 (41.2) | 24,737 (41.5) | 28,708 (41.4) | 28,773 (41.0) | NA | 0.543 |
Time for first HF rehospitalization, median (IQR), d | 49 (16–128) | 48 (16–125) | 49 (17–131) | 48 (16–126) | 47 (16–124) | NA | 0.063 |
One-year mortality | |||||||
HF patients, n of persons | 43,323 | 47,060 | 47,584 | 54,156 | 54,835 | NA | |
One-year mortality | 13,766 (31.8) | 14,440 (30.7) | 14,347 (30.2) | 16,072 (29.7) | 15,641 (28.5) | NA | < 0.001 |
Age and sex-adjusted 1-year mortality, % (95% CI)c | 31.9 (31.5–32.4) | 30.8 (30.4–31.2) | 30.1 (29.7–30.5) | 29.6 (29.2–30.0) | 28.4 (28.1–28.8) | NA | NA |