Table 4.

Multivariate analysis for the end point (all-cause mortality)

	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysisa)
	HR	95% CI	P-value	HR	95% CI	P-value
Male	2.6	1.2–5.7	0.01	1.8	0.8–4.0	0.14
EF ≤ 35%	4.8	2.2–104	< 0.01	3.6	1.6–8.1	< 0.01
Emotionalerstress	0.4	0.1–1.1	0.10
Inotropic drugs	3.9	1.9–7.9	< 0.01	2.2	1.0–4.8	0.04
Diabetes mellitus Typ II	1.0	0.7–1.4	0.81
Hypertension	0.9	0.7–1.2	0.64
Apical ballooning	1.1	0.8–1.4	0.39
History of cancer	1.7	0.7–4.2	0.21
Smoking	0.7	0.3–1.6	0.49

HR hazard ratio, EF ejection fraction, CRP c-reactive protein, GFR glomerular filtration rate

^aOnly the following variables with significant effects in univariate analysis were analyzed by multivariate Cox regression: Male, EF ≤ 35%, Inotropic drugs

The bolded indication highlight significant values