Interval Between Hospitalizations for Heart Failurea n Rehospitalization Number of People per Year Incidence of Rehospitalization (/1000 People/Yr) P Value
Incidence 95% Confidence Intervalb (Chi-Square Test)
Shorter than 24 months Pimobendan prescription group 258 135 359.97 375.03 337.08 - 412.99 0.215
Non-prescription group 258 149 302.15 493.14 449.62 - 536.67
Shorter than 12 months Pimobendan prescription group 221 118 314.21 375.54 337.56 - 413.53 0.292
Non-prescription group 221 129 274.28 470.32 427.81 - 512.82
Shorter than 6 months Pimobendan prescription group 168 84 234.68 357.94 320.86 - 395.02 0.189
Non-prescription group 168 96 199.56 481.05 438.06 - 524.04
Shorter than 3 months Pimobendan prescription group 119 53 168.41 314.71 279.94 - 349.48 0.154
Non-prescription group 119 64 108.7 588.75 541.2 - 636.31