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Table 2 The Rate of death due to HF and Non-HF events in patients with HF

From: Analysis of the survival time of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a Bayesian approach via a competing risk parametric model

Characteristic

HF-related mortality (n = 160)

Non-HF related mortality (n = 97)

 

Rate [per 1000] (95%CI)

p-value

Rate [per 1000] (95%CI)

p-value

Demographic variables

    

 Age (Trend effect)

p=0.017

P < 0.001

 Sex

    

   Male

10.10 (8.31–12.27)

0.690

5.10 (3.87–6.71)

0.052

   Female

9.65 (7.48–12.46)

 

7.53 (5.64–10.05)

 

 Employment Status

    

   Employed

7.80 (4.85–12.55)

0.248

8.26 (5.20-13.11)

0.148

   Unemployed

10.26 (8.71–12.09)

 

5.67 (4.54–7.07)

 

 Education Level

    

   >= Diploma

7.17 (4.62–11.12)

0.125

6.09 (3.79–9.81)

0.924

   < Diploma

10.51 (8.90–12.40)

 

6.08 (4.82–7.47)

 

 Place of Residence

    

   City

9.93 (8.46–11.66)

0.966

5.80 (4.70–7.15)

0.199

   Village

9.89 (5.47–17.86)

 

8.99 (4.83–16.71)

 

 Marital status

    

   Married

9.89 (8.40-11.66)

0.903

6.02 (4.88–7.43)

0.986

   Single

10.25 (6.37–16.49)

 

6.03 (3.24–11.21)

 

Disease symptoms variables

    

 Dyspnea

    

   Yes

10.89 (9.05–13.10)

0.140

6.51 (5.12–8.27)

0.311

   No

8.24 (6.21–10.93)

 

5.15 (3.60–7.36)

 

 Chest Pain

    

   Yes

10.70 (9.10-12.58)

0.014

6.62 (5.39–8.13)

0.028

   No

4.79 (2.65–8.66)

 

2.61 (1.17–5.82)

 

 Limb Swelling

    

   Yes

9.98 (8.47–11.77)

0.842

6.57 (3.73–11.57)

0.751

   No

9.31 (5.78–14.97)

 

5.97 (4.83–7.39)

 

 HeartRate (beats per minute)

    

   < 60

12.02 (7.84–18.44)

 

5.15 (2.68–9.90)

 

   60–100

9.43 (7.73–11.50)

0.609

6.41 (5.04–8.16)

0.706

   > 100

10.30 (7.61–13.94)

 

5.39 (3.55–8.19)

 

 Temperature (degrees Celsius)

    

   < 36

5.73 (3.08–10.65)

0.008

6.71 (4.28–10.52)

 

   36-37.5

9.36 (7.75–11.30)

 

5.72 (4.49–7.28)

0.750

   > 37.5

14.84 (10.96–20.08)

 

6.87 (3.90-12.11)

 

Clinical variables

    

 History Hypertension

    

   Yes

10.17 (8.50-12.18)

0.523

8.61 (6.26–11.83)

0.012

   No

9.29 (6.84–12.62)

 

5.04 (3.90–6.51)

 

 History Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

    

   Yes

10.40 (8.75–12.37)

0.242

8.14 (5.72–11.58)

0.059

   No

8.40 (5.94–11.89)

 

5.36 (4.21–6.83)

 

 Coronary Artery disease (CAD)

    

   Yes

10.08 (7.70–13.20)

0.916

8.37 (6.23–11.25)

< 0.001

   No

9.86 (8.15–11.91)

 

4.88 (3.73–6.39)

 

 History HyperLipidemia

    

   Yes

11.33 (9.59–13.38)

0.001>

8.59 (6.10-12.08)

0.018

   No

5.46 (3.56–8.38)

 

5.21 (4.08–6.66)

 

 Smoking

    

   Yes

10.18 (8.60-12.05)

0.491

6.03 (4.84–7.51)

0.964

   No

8.76 (5.92–12.97)

 

5.96 (3.70–9.58)

 

 Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

    

   Yes

13.51 (9.87–18.49)

0.049

11.08 (7.83–15.67)

< 0.001

   No

9.15 (7.65–10.93)

 

4.91 (3.85–6.27)

 

 Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

    

   Yes

10.39 (8.75–12.33)

0.225

8.84 (6.22–12.57)

0.016

   No

8.27 (5.75–11.90)

 

5.23 (4.11–6.66)

 

 Stroke

    

   Yes

10.08 (8.60-11.82)

0.477

6.77 (3.22–14.20)

0.762

   No

7.73 (3.87–15.47)

 

5.97 (4.85–7.34)

 

 Type of Acute Heart Failure

    

   ACUTEDENOVOHF

1.80 (0.45–7.20)

0.007

4.50 (1.87–10.81)

0.534

   DECOMPENSATEDHF

10.53 (9.01–12.31)

 

6.13 (5.01–7.52)

 
  1. Rate = failures/person-time; P-values computed from log-rank test and bold P-values indicate significant differences (P < 0.05)
  2. CI Confidence interval