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. 2014 Aug 4;3(4):e001094. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001094

Table 5.

Independent Predictors of Levels of Kynurenine Pathway Metabolites

Metabolite Variable β P Value
TRP Age −0.539 0.640
Sex (male) 2.731 0.247
Shockable rhythm 8.684 <0.0001
BLS −0.007 0.997
Adrenaline −2.976 0.208
Time to ROSC 0.659 0.629
KYN Age 0.417 0.002
Sex (male) 0.558 0.039
Shockable rhythm −0.263 0.268
BLS −0.428 0.057
Adrenaline 0.653 0.016
Time to ROSC 0.015 0.923
Ratio of KYN to TRP Age 0.264 0.0004
Sex (male) 0.179 0.233
Shockable rhythm −0.506 0.0002
BLS −0.244 0.052
Adrenaline 0.395 0.0092
Time to ROSC −0.014 0.875
KYNA Age 5.276 0.589
Sex (male) −9.476 0.634
Shockable rhythm 40.29 0.022
BLS −24.76 0.136
Adrenaline 50.53 0.012
Time to ROSC 2.037 0.859
3‐HAA Age −0.024 0.994
Sex (male) −3.338 0.621
Shockable rhythm −19.76 0.001
BLS −3.005 0.592
Adrenaline 5.981 0.376
Time to ROSC 5.566 0.154

Multivariable linear regression model. 3‐HAA indicates 3‐hydroxyanthranilic acid; BLS, bystander‐initiated life support; KYN, kynurenine; KYNA, kynurenic acid; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation; TRP, tryptophan.