Table 2: Cox Regression Analysis of 1-Year Mortality in Acute Heart Failure Patients Stratified by Prognostic Nutritional Index and BMI.
| Subgroups | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| High PNI | ||||||
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | Ref | Ref | ||||
| 25–29.9 kg/m2 | 0.71 | [0.43–1.16] | 0.175 | 0.89 | [0.52–1.50] | 0.656 |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 0.38 | [0.20–0.71] | 0.003** | 0.48 | [0.24–0.95] | 0.035* |
| Low PNI | ||||||
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | Ref | Ref | ||||
| 25–29.9 kg/m2 | 1.30 | [0.78–2.10] | 0.330 | 1.39 | [0.78–2.50] | 0.264 |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 1.10 | [0.63–1.80] | 0.797 | 1.08 | [0.59–2.00] | 0.798 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01. Adjusted for age, sex, confirmed COVID-19 infection, carbamide, eosinophils, haemoglobin, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and C-reactive protein. PNI = prognostic nutritional index; Ref = reference.