From: Assembling and validating a heart failure-free cohort from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Eligible REGARDS Sample
HF-Free Cohort
Suspected HF
Number of participants
28,884
25,759
3125
Heart Failure Hospitalizations, N
1375
855
520
Rate per 1000 person-years (95% Confidence Interval)
6.29 (5.96, 6.62)
4.29 (4.01, 4.58)
26.6 (24.3, 28.9)