Table 2

Independent correlates of survival (all-cause mortality and event-free survival via lower quartile of days alive and out-of-hospital) overall and in HBI and SM groups separately

All-cause mortality
OR (95% CI)		Lower quartile of days alive and out-of-hospital
OR (95% CI)
AllSMHBIAllSMHBI
Sociodemographic profile
 Age (years)1.17
(1.10 to 1.24)**		1.20
(1.10 to 1.31)**		1.08
(1.00 to 1.16)*		1.09
(1.05 to 1.13)**		1.09
(1.04 to 1.14)**		1.08
(1.02 to 1.13)*
Risk factor profile
 Mild cognitive impairment––5.57
(1.10 to 28.1)*		2.04
(0.98 to 4.25)		–3.48
(1.06 to 11.4)*
 Current smoker†4.97
(1.63 to 15.13)*		9.63
(2.25 to 41.21)*		2.54
(1.04 to 6.19)*		5.07
(1.62 to 15.91)*		–
Comorbidity profile
 Type 2 diabetes2.23
(0.96 to 5.19)		––2.04
(1.04 to 4.00)*		–2.97
(1.34 to 7.77)*
Treatment profile
 Digoxin––0.08
(0.01 to 0.69)*		–––

  • *P<0.05.

  • **P<0.001.

  • †Assessed in n=258 patients.

  • HBI, home-based intervention; SM, standard management.