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. 2018 Sep 26;7(19):e009331. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009331

Table 2.

Univariate Analysis in the Prediction of All‐Cause Death Within 5 Years

Variable HR 95% CI P Value
Age (per 1 y) 1.048 1.041–1.055 <0.001
Male sex 1.035 0.901–1.189 0.625
BMI (per 1 kg/m2) 0.925 0.907–0.943 <0.001
SBP (per 1 mm Hg) 0.997 0.995–1.000 0.035
DBP (per 1 mm Hg) 0.990 0.986–0.994 <0.001
Heart rate (per 1 beat/min) 1.001 0.998–1.004 0.387
NYHA Fc IV 1.452 1.262–1.671 <0.001
Atrial fibrillation (per 1% increase) 1.075 0.927–1.246 0.3415
Hypertension 1.375 1.183–1.599 <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 1.310 1.139–1.507 <0.001
IHD 1.318 1.143–1.519 <0.001
Hemoglobin (per 1 g/dL) 0.858 0.829–0.888 <0.001
Creatinine (per 1 mg/dL) 1.070 1.041–1.099 <0.001
Total cholesterol (per 1 mg/dL) 0.996 0.995–0.998 <0.001
LogNT proBNP 2.322 1.943–2.774 <0.001
LVEDD (per 1 mm) 0.992 0.984–0.999 0.033
LVESD (per 1 mm) 0.995 0.988–1.001 0.108
LVEDV (per 1 mL) 0.999 0.998–1.000 0.099
LVESV (per 1 mL) 0.999 0.998–1.001 0.342
LVEF (per 1%) 0.998 0.993–1.003 0.388
E/E′ ratio (per 1) 1.020 1.013–1.026 <0.001
RVSP (>31 mm Hg) 1.344 1.072–1.685 0.010
HF definition
HFrEF Reference 0.374
HFmrEF 0.913 0.727–1.147 0.5241
HFpEF 1.055 0.895–1.243 0.434
LVGLS (per 1% decrease) 1.054 1.036–1.071 <0.001
LVGLS <9% 1.486 1.291–1.709 <0.001
RVGLS (per 1% decrease) 1.033 1.021–1.045 <0.001
RVGLS <12% 1.405 1.222–1.616 <0.001
Strain group <0.001
Group 1 (LVGLS ≥9%+RVGLS ≥12%) Reference <0.001
Group 2 (LVGLS ≥9%+RVGLS <12%) 1.265 1.019–1.569 0.033
Group 3 (LVGLS <9%+RVGLS ≥12%) 1.383 1.115–1.715 0.003
Group 4 (LVGLS <9%+RVGLS <12%) 1.755 1.473–2.091 <0.001
Use of RAS inhibitor at discharge 0.644 0.560–0.741 <0.001
Use of β‐blocker at discharge 0.596 0.518–0.687 <0.001
Use of MRA at discharge 0.834 0.722–0.962 0.013

BMI indicates body mass index; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HFmrEF, heart failure with midrange ejection fraction; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HR, hazard ratio; IHD, ischemic heart disease; LVEDD, left ventricular end‐diastolic dimension; LVEDV, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end‐systolic dimension; LVESV, left ventricular end‐systolic volume; LVGLS, left ventricular global (peak systolic) longitudinal strain; MRA, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal probrain natriuretic peptide; NYHA Fc, New York Heart Association functional class; RAS, renin–angiotensin system; RVGLS, right ventricular global (peak systolic) longitudinal strain; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.