Table 4. Uni- and multivariate predictors of cardiovascular mortality.

Parameter	Univariate HR(95% CI)	p	Multivariate HR(95% CI)	p
Age	1.12 (0.99–1.43)	<0.001	1.72 (0.91–1.62)	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus	0.92 (0.41–1.97)	0.213
History of MI	1.42 (0.92–1.74)	0.005	1.39 (0.71–2.32)	0.178
Beta-blockers	1.04 (0.31–2.65)	0.348
Calcium x phosphate product	1.51 (0.44–3.32)	0.547
LVMI	2.98 (2.34–3.37)	0.005	2.25 (1.42–3.49)	0.138
EF	3.41 (1.85–5.13)	0.217
E/e`	3.34 (2.16–4.21)	0.107	2.72 (1.44–3.75)	0.134
LAVI	2.93 (2.19–3.53)	0.002	2.28 (1.43–2.88)	0.011
Troponin T	1.78 (1.09–2.54)	0.023	1.17 (0.59–2.31)	0.112
Syndecan-4	3.43 (2.72–4.06)	0.001	2.81 (2.28–3.02)	<0.001

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; MI, myocardial infarction; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; EF, ejection fraction. In the multivariate analyses, parameters with a p≤ 0.01 were entered.