Table 3 Univariable logistic regressions of potentially associated factors for beta-blocker prescription.

From: The prescription of beta-blockers in older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an observational study in Vietnam

Variables

Unadjusted odds ratios

95% confidence intervals

p

Age

0.96

0.93–0.99

0.008

Sex (female vs. male)

1.65

0.93–2.94

0.090

NYHA classes (from II to IV)

0.41

0.22–0.74

0.003

Heart rate < 65 bpm

0.31

0.11–0.84

0.021

Hypertension

1.63

0.75–3.52

0.219

Ischemic heart disease

1.59

0.77–3.28

0.206

Atrial fibrillation

0.81

0.44–1.50

0.498

Diabetes

0.99

0.55–1.82

0.994

Dyslipidemia

1.16

0.63–2.11

0.640

Valvular heart disease

1.30

0.48–3.52

0.601

Dilated cardiomyopathy

0.63

0.17–2.44

0.507

Chronic kidney disease

0.31

0.16–0.63

0.001

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

0.13

0.03–0.61

0.009

Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30)

0.26

0.03–2.57

0.251

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