Table 3. The results of the simple regression analyses for the log BNP in all patients (n = 2088).

Explanatory variable	Regression coefficient	Standard regression coefficient	P	95%CI
Age	0.016	0.270	<0.001	0.014∼0.019
Gender	−0.348	−0.203	<0.001	−0.420∼−0.276
BMI	−0.047	−0.247	<0.001	−0.055∼−0.039
s-Cr	0.119	0.415	<0.001	0.108∼0.130
LVEF	−0.027	−0.478	<0.001	−0.030∼−0.025
AF	0.597	0.251	<0.001	0.499∼0.696
IHD	−0.243	−0.147	<0.001	−0.314∼−0.173

BMI, Body mass index; s-Cr, Serum creatinine; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction; AF, Atrial fibrillation; IHD, Ischemic heart disease.