Table 3 Results of sensitivity analyses
Multivariable Regression | ||
|---|---|---|
HR (95% CI) | P value | |
Different latency Periods | ||
None | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.95(0.78,1.15) | 0.6081 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.89(0.84,0.94) | 0.0001 |
6 months | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.93(0.76,1.13) | 0.4524 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.93(0.90,0.96) | 0.0001 |
1 year | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.95(0.77,1.16) | 0.5907 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.93(0.90,0.97) | 0.0002 |
2 years | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.90(0.72,1.13) | 0.3744 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.94(0.91,0.98) | 0.0018 |
ARBs vs. ACEI | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 1.33(0.85,2.08) | 0.2155 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.91(0.86,0.96) | 0.0009 |
Inverse-Probability-of-Treatment Weighting1 | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.53(0.43,0.64) | < 0.0001 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.89(0.85,0.93) | < 0.0001 |
Baseline ARBs vs. non-ARBs1 | ||
Binary ARBs exposure | 0.74(0.57,0.95) | 0.0204 |
Cumulative Years of Use | 0.89(0.86,0.92) | < 0.0001 |