Epidemiology of heart failure in Germany: a retrospective database study

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  Fig. 1. Prevalence of heart failure diagnoses by age group for a the total population with heart failure, and b the population according to specified NYHA classification. NYHA New York Heart Association

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  Fig. 2. Odds ratios showing the effect of age on the risk of hospitalization in patients with heart failure, estimated using a logistic regression model adjusted for treatment, dose used, duration of treatment, sex, comorbidities, and Charlson comorbidity index. Error bars show 95% confidence intervals. *p < 0.0001

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  Fig. 3. Odds ratios showing the effect of age on the risk of death in patients with heart failure, estimated using a logistic regression model adjusted for treatment, dose used, duration of treatment, sex, comorbidities, and Charlson comorbidity index. Error bars show 95% confidence intervals. *p < 0.0001

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  Fig. 4. Survival rate among patients with newly diagnosed heart failure in 2011, over the 2-year follow-up period. Q quarter

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  Fig. 5. Proportion of patients with newly diagnosed heart failure with a NYHA classification who died within the 2-year follow-up period. The numbers of patients with the NYHA classification who died divided by the total number of patients with that NYHA classification are shown. NYHA New York Heart Association