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Table 2 Actual and expected all cause mortality rates and readmission rates in CHF patients enrolled in the study

From: The utility of biomarker risk prediction score in patients with chronic heart failure

 

Follow-up period

One year

Two years

Three years

Number of deaths, n

15

33

43

Number of readmissions, n

98

154

242

Actual all cause mortality rate, %

3.9

8.5

11.1

Expected all cause mortality rate (%) estimated on Seattle Heart Failure Model

3.6 (IQR =2–5)

8.5 (IQR =6–12)

8.5 (IQR =6–12)

Expected all cause mortality rate (%) estimated on Heart Failure Risk Calculator

4.8 (IQR =3,9–5,6)

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12.2 (IQR =10.4 – 14.7)

Expected all cause mortality rate (%) estimated on Barcelona Bio-HF without NT-pro-BNP assay

2.17 (IQR =2.3–2.5)

4.81 (IQR =4.5–5.2)

7.84 (IQR =7.22–8.36)

Expected all cause mortality rate (%) estimated on Barcelona Bio-HF with NT-pro-BNP assay

2.37 (IQR =2.33–2.47)

5.25 (IQR =5.15–5.39)

8.54 (IQR =8.20–8.82)

Actual readmission rate, %

25.3

39.6

62.4

Expected readmission rate, %

21.5 (IQR = 15.6–29.7)

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  1. Note: Data are presented as number (n) and frequency (%), as well as median and 25 %–75 % interquartile range (IQR)