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. 2018 Jan 10;3(3):215–224. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4987

Table 3. Multivariable-Adjusted Pooled Associations of Individual Biomarkers With HF Subtypes.

Biomarker Overall HF HFpEF HFrEF P Value for Equalitya
sHR (95% CI)b P Value sHR (95% CI)b P Value sHR (95% CI)b P Value HFpEF vs HFrEF
UACR 1.26 (1.18-1.35) <.001 1.33 (1.20-1.48) <.001 1.21 (1.11-1.32) <.001 .16
Natriuretic peptidesc 1.50 (1.41-1.59) <.001 1.27 (1.16-1.40) <.001 1.54 (1.41-1.68) <.001 .005
PAI-1 1.10 (0.99-1.23) .07 1.22 (1.03-1.45) .02 1.06 (0.92-1.22) .42 .23
Fibrinogen 1.11 (1.06-1.16) <.001 1.12 (1.03-1.22) .01 1.10 (1.01-1.18) .02 .73
IL-6 1.10 (1.03-1.16) .001 1.10 (0.99-1.22) .09 1.11 (1.01-1.21) .03 .92
hs-Tnc 1.31 (1.26-1.38) <.001 1.11 (1.03-1.19) .008 1.37 (1.29-1.46) <.001 <.001
Cystatin C 1.16 (1.10-1.21) <.001 1.07 (0.98-1.16) .11 1.19 (1.11-1.27) <.001 .08
D-dimer 1.16 (1.09-1.24) <.001 1.06 (0.94-1.19) .35 1.22 (1.11-1.35) <.001 .08
sST2 1.10 (1.03-1.17) .004 1.05 (0.95-1.16) .37 1.00 (0.90-1.11) .98 .53
CRP 1.15 (1.09-1.20) <.001 1.04 (0.95-1.14) .77 1.19 (1.11-1.28) <.001 .02
Aldosterone to renin ratio 1.04 (0.97-1.12) .29 1.03 (0.92-1.16) .60 1.05 (0.95-1.17) .33 .90
Galectin-3 1.07 (1.02-1.12) .01 1.02 (0.93-1.12) .13 1.05 (0.97-1.13) .28 .65

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; HF, heart failure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; hs-Tn, high-sensitivity troponin; IL-6, interleukin 6; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; sHR, subdistribution hazard ratio; sST2, soluble suppressor of tumorigenicity; UACR, urinary albumin to creatinine ratio.

a

Comparing sHR for individual biomarker association with HFpEF vs HFrEF (Lunn McNeil test).

b

Subdistribution hazard ratio (Fine-Gray model) per 1-SD increase in natural log-transformed biomarker. Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, body mass index, diabetes, smoking, presence of left ventricular hypertrophy or left bundle branch block, and previous myocardial infarction. Strata statement included.

c

Brain natriuretic peptide assay performed in the Framingham Heart Study. N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide performed in the Cardiovascular Health Study, Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; hs-TnI performed in the Framingham Heart Study, hs-TnT performed in the Cardiovascular Health Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-stage Disease.