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Table 3 Factors related to the probability of having an ejection fraction registered in electronic medical records

From: Heart failure labelled patients with missing ejection fraction in primary care: prognosis and determinants

 

ORa

95% Confidence interval

Age (quintiles)

 <=71 años (reference)

1

 

 72 - 78

0.86

0.68-1.08

 79 - 82

0.71

0.55-0.92

 83 - 86

0.81

0.63-1.05

 87+

0.50

0.37-0.68

Socio economic deprivation index

 1 (less disadvantaged)

1

 

 2

1.55

1.24-1.94

 3

0.99

0.78-1.25

 4

0.68

0.52-0.88

 5 (more disadvantaged)

0.41

0.30-0.56

Patients requiring home care

0.71

0.56-0.88

 Obesity

0.68

0.55-0.85

Drug therapy for heart failure

 ACE inhibitor or ARBb

1.25

1.02-1.53

 Beta-blockers

1.23

1.01-1.51

 Loop diuretics

0.59

0.49-0.71

  1. aOdds ratio adjusted by gender, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking habit, coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, stroke, peripheral artery disease, and previous hospitalization for heart failure
  2. b ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB Angiotensin Receptor Blocker