Skip to main content
. 2019 Mar 6;4(4):314–320. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.0179

Table 3. Multivariable Cox Regression Models for Major Adverse Cardiac Event, All-Cause Death, and Cardiovascular Death.

Covariate Hazard Ratio (95% CI) P Value
Major adverse cardiac event
Longitudinal hsCRP levela 1.15 (1.09-1.21) <.001
Baseline hsCRP level (log transformed)a 1.36 (1.13-1.63) .001
Male 0.68 (0.47-0.99) .04
Previously documented myocardial infarction 1.73 (1.18-2.53) .005
Unstable angina requiring hospitalization 1.65 (1.08-2.53) .02
History of congestive heart failure 1.65 (1.12-2.43) .01
History of valvular disease 2.21 (1.07-4.56) .03
All-cause death
Longitudinal hsCRP levela 1.25 (1.18-1.32) <.001
Baseline hsCRP level (log transformed)a 1.58 (1.07-2.35) .02
Age 1.06 (1.01-1.10) .008
Previously documented myocardial infarction 2.80 (1.22-6.45) .015
History of congestive heart failure 2.38 (1.05-5.43) .04
Cardiovascular death
Longitudinal hsCRP levela 1.26 (1.19-1.34) <.001
Baseline hsCRP level (log transformed)a 1.61 (1.07-2.41) .02
Age 1.07 (1.03-1.11) .002
Previously documented myocardial infarction 3.29 (1.37-7.94) .008
History of congestive heart failure 2.64 (1.12-6.22) .03

Abbreviation: hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

a

Continuous covariates were per SD. Model was adjusted for drug treatment.