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. 2019 Mar 26;14(3):e0214363. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214363

Table 4. Multivariate logistic regression clinical model and model with NT-proBNP included for the prediction of primary endpoint (i.e. the two-year prognosis in terms of all-cause mortality, heart transplantation and LVAD implantation).

Clinical model Biomarker-clinical model
Predictor OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Age [years] 10-unit increase 1.23 (1.04; 1.46) 0.015 1.18 (0.99; 1.40) 0.065
NT-proBNP [ng/L] 1,000-unit increase —— 1.18 (1.08; 1.29) < 0.001
NYHA classification 1-unit increase 1.92 (1.36; 2.72) < 0.001 1.70 (1.19; 2.44) 0.003
Hemoglobin [g/l] <130 in men, <120 in women 1.94 (1.07; 3.50) 0.028 1.73 (1.12; 2.67) 0.013
Sodium [mmol/l] < 135 (ref. ≥ 135) 1.94 (1.07; 3.50) 0.028 2.07 (1.12; 3.81) 0.020
Uric acid [μmol/l] 100–unit increase 1.46 (1.20; 1.78) < 0.001 1.36 (1.11; 1.67) 0.003
Furosemide [mg] > 40 (ref. ≤ 40) 2.90 (1.94; 4.34) < 0.001 2.84 (1.87; 4.33) < 0.001