Long term multivariate risk factors of mortality from the questionnaire
| HR | 95% CI | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multivariate Cox model in 901 subjects who had responded to the questionnaire and were residing outside nursing homes. The HR is associated with self reported conditions in the questionnaire. Other questionnaire variables in that model were not significant—for example, breathless in two of four questions, peripheral fluid retention, hypertension, diabetes, any heart disease, or MI. The model was not improved by inclusion of general practice case note variables such as hospital-HF, GP-HF, non-HF heart disease, or a previous MI. | |||
| Sex (0-woman. 1-man) | 2.2 | 1.6 to 3.0 | <0.0001 |
| Age (per 10 years) | 2.5 | 2.1 to 2.9 | <0.0001 |
| Fluid in the lungs | 1.7 | 1.0 to 2.7 | 0.0404 |
| Breathless walking at own pace | 2.2 | 1.6 to 3.1 | <0.0001 |
| Asthma or bronchitis | 1.5 | 1.0 to 2.2 | 0.0296 |