Table 4.

Biomarkers independently associated with recurrent cardiovascular events (N=786)

	Linear Analysis (per SD)*		High Quartile
	Adjusted HR†		Adjusted HR†
	(95% CI)	p-value	(95% CI)	p-value
Nt-proBNP	1.44 (1.15 - 1.80)	0.002	1.88 (1.23 - 2.85)	0.003
Albuminuria	1.26 (1.06 - 1.49)	0.008	1.63 (1.09 - 2.43)	0.02
C-Reactive Protein	1.37 (1.13 - 1.67)	0.002	1.82 (1.24 - 2.67)	0.002

Nt-proBNP: N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide

^*Linear analysis performed using log transformed concentrations of biomarkers

^†Adjusted for age, sex, race, diabetes, BMI, current smoking, prior myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, chronic heart failure, ejection fraction <50, hypertension, creatinine and acetylsalicylic acid use, Nt-proBNP, albuminuria, and C reactive protein