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Table 4 Gender differences in short- and long-term mortality after a first hospital admission (1997 or 2000) for heart failure in the Netherlands

From: Age- and gender-specific risk of death after first hospitalization for heart failure

 

Heart failure

 

HR (95% CI)*

Crude

 

28 days

0.99 (0.94-1.05)

1 year

1.04 (1.00-1.08)

5 years

1.03 (1.00-1.06)

Adjusted**

 

28 days

1.21 (1.14-1.28)

1 year

1.26 (1.21-1.31)

5 years

1.28 (1.24-1.31)

  1. *Hazard ratio (95% Confidence interval) men vs women.
  2. **adjusted for age and prior co-morbidities (previous admissions for cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus)