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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2003 Dec 8;108(24):2987–2992. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000103681.04726.9C

TABLE 5. Association Between B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Inducible Ischemia in Participants With History of Myocardial Infarction, Adjusted for Potential Mediators.

Participants With History of Myocardial Infarction Participants With History of Myocardial Infarction and LVEF >55%


Adjusted Relative Risk* (95% CI) P Adjusted Relative Risk (95% CI) P
Baseline model 2.6 (1.5–3.7) 0.002 3.1 (1.8–4.2) 0.001
Adjusted for postexercise LVEF 2.0 (1.0–3.2) 0.05 2.8 (1.4–4.0) 0.005
Adjusted for wall motion score index 2.1 (1.0–3.3) 0.06 2.6 (0.8–4.3) 0.08
Adjusted for postexercise LVEF and wall motion score index 2.2 (1.0–3.5) 0.04 2.6 (0.8–4.3) 0.09
*

Comparing 55 participants in the highest BNP quartile with 48 participants in the lowest BNP quartile. All models adjusted for exercise capacity and aspirin use.

Comparing 37 participants in the highest BNP quartile with 34 participants in the lowest BNP quartile. All models adjusted for exercise capacity and aspirin use.