Table 3 Association between the dose groups and the length of hospital stay.

From: Clinical implication of initial intravenous diuretic dose for acute decompensated heart failure

Groups

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model*

Beta coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Beta coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Standard

Reference

Reference

Below

2.30

0.15 to 4.46

0.036

2.34

0.01 to 4.67

0.049

Above

−1.63

−5.26 to 1.20

0.376

−3.29

−7.02 to 0.44

0.084

  1. Those who died during the index hospitalisation were excluded.
  2. BNP brain natriuretic peptide, CI, confidence interval.
  3. *Adjusted for age, sex, history of heart failure, and atrial fibrillation, the New York Heart Association class, systolic blood pressure, haemoglobin, serum creatinine, sodium, albumin, and log-transformed BNP.
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