Table 6. Univariate and multivariate analysis for predictors of USH-free survival.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p | |
| Age | 1.02 | 1.00-1.03 | 0.09 | |||
| Male gender | 0.97 | 0.56-1.69 | 0.91 | |||
| SVP | 1.64 | 0.87-2.94 | 0.12 | |||
| Reduced EF | 0.78 | 0.40-1.43 | 0.43 | |||
| BNP per 10 pg/mL | 1.01 | 1.00-1.02 | 0.05 | 1.01 | 1.00-1.02 | 0.20 |
| Diuretics | 3.05 | 1.55-6.71 | <0.01 | 2.59 | 1.19-6.23 | <0.05 |
| Beta blocker | 1.18 | 0.62-2.12 | 0.6 | |||
| ACEI/ARB | 1.04 | 0.56-1.85 | 0.9 | |||
| Anticoagulation | 1.52 | 0.87-2.66 | 0.14 | |||
| Antiarrhythmics | 0.98 | 0.52-1.76 | 0.95 | |||
| Digitalis | 2.32 | 1.31-4.05 | <0.01 | 1.53 | 0.82-2.85 | 0.18 |
USH: unscheduled hospitalization, HR: hazard ratio, CI: confidence interval, SVP: single ventricular physiology, EF: ejection fraction, BNP: B type atriuretic peptide, ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker