Table 5.

Multivariate regression analysis for the effect of levosimendan on the BNP.

Variables	Paramenter estimate	Standardized estimate	Standard error	t-value	p-value
Intercept	189.81	0.00	59.86	3.17	0.003
Age	−0.73	−0.13	0.44	−1.66	0.11
Gender	34.67	0.19	14.48	2.39	0.02
APACHEII	−1.41	−0.07	1.62	−0.87	0.39
SOFA	−1.35	−0.03	3.23	−0.42	0.68
Baseline BNP	−0.16	−0.18	0.08	−2.14	0.04
Levosimendan	−142.05	−0.83	13.46	−10.55	<0.001

APACHEI – acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; SOFA – sequential organ failure assessment; BNP – brain natriuretic peptide.