Table 2.
Hazard ratios for a 1 SD increase of the log transformed values of NT-proBNP and coronary artery calcium score for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality
| Label | Cardiovascular events | All-cause mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of events (%) | 40 (20) | 26 (13) | |
| NT-proBNP | Unadjusted | 1.9 (1.4–2.7)c | 2.2 (1.4–3.4)c |
| Adjusted | 1.9 (1.3–2.7)b | 2.2 (1.4–3.6)b | |
| Fully adjusted | 1.7 (1.1–2.5)a | 1.9 (1.2-3.2)a | |
| Coronary artery calcium score | Unadjusted | 3.6 (2.0–6.4)c | 3.4 (1.7–6.8)c |
| Adjusted | 3.7 (1.9–7.4)c | 2.9 (1.4–6.3)b | |
| Fully adjusted | 3.4 (1.7–6.7)c | 2.6 (1.2–5.6)b |
Values are hazard ratios (95 % confidence intervals) and represent a 1 SD increase of the log transformed values of NT-proBNP and coronary artery calcium score
Adjusted models include sex, age, LDL and HDL cholesterol, smoking, HbA1c, eGFR, systolic blood pressure and urinary albumin excretion rate. Fully adjusted models additionally include coronary artery calcium score and NT-proBNP mutually
Significance of the hazard ratios: aP < 0.05, bP <0.01, cP <0.0001