Table 4.
Univariate and multivariate analysis to predict events (HF readmission at 6 months)
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95 % CI) | p | HR (95 % CI) | p | |
| Age a | 0.99 (0.95 – 1.04) | 0.88 | ||
| NYHA class a | 2.31 (1.16 – 4.60) | 0.017 | 1.48 (0.63 – 3.49) | 0.37 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2.19 (0.76 – 6.31) | 0.15 | ||
| Creatinine a | 1.58 (0.90 – 2.76) | 0.11 | ||
| Hemoglobin a | 0.77 (0.59 – 1.02) | 0.07 | ||
| Hemoglobin < 10 g/dl | 5.75 (1.76 – 18.78) | 0.004 | 3.96 (0.52 – 30.10) | 0.52 |
| NT-proBNP at admission a | 1.01 (0.99 – 1.01) | 0.54 | ||
| NT-proBNP at discharge a | 1.01 (0.99 – 1.01) | 0.55 | ||
| NT-proBNP at discharge > 1635 ng/l | 10.65 (1.35 – 84.26) | 0.025 | 3.98 (0.43 – 37.18) | 0.23 |
| Ejection fraction a | 1.01 (0.96 – 1.04) | 0.91 | ||
| Wall motion score index a | 0.88 (0.35 – 2.17) | 0.77 | ||
| Restrictive pattern | 0.33 (0.04 – 2.72) | 0.30 | ||
| TAPSE a | 0.91 (0.80 – 1.03) | 0.13 | ||
| PASP a | 1.03 (0.99 – 1.07) | 0.11 | ||
| Pericardial effusion (n, %) | 1.68 (0.38 – 7.51) | 0.49 | ||
| Pleural effusion (n, %) | 1.67 (0.51 – 5.49) | 0.39 | ||
| B-lines at admission a | 1.01 (1.01 – 1.02) | 0.004 | ||
| B-lines at admission > 50 | 5.83 (1.82 – 18.62) | 0.003 | 4.87 (0.88 – 27.06) | 0.07 |
| B-lines at discharge a | 1.03 (1.01 – 1.04) | 0.001 | ||
| B-lines at discharge > 15 | 24.12 (3.15 – 184.55) | 0.002 | 11.74 (1.30 – 106.16) | 0.028 |
NYHA New York Heart Association, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
a = continuous variable