Table 4:

Linear Relationships Between Biomarkers and Clinical Characteristics

	log NTproBNP	log sTNFαR1	log sE-Selectin	log sST2	log sP-Selectin	log Adiponectin
LVEF (%)	−0.183	0.041	−0.080	−0.172	−0.186	−0.128
LVIDd (cm)	0.304‡	0.020	0.103	0.214†	0.232†	0.295‡
CI (L/min/m2)	−0.089	0.213	−0.071	−0.110	−0.010	−0.244†
RAP (mm/Hg)	0.327‡	0.338‡	0.185	0.374‡	0.076	0.267†
PCWP (mm/Hg)	0.394‡	0.280‡	0.295‡	0.488‡	0.168	0.328‡
Sodium (mEq/L)	−0.330‡	−0.322‡	−0.302‡	−0.443‡	−0.304‡	−0.364‡
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	−0.120	−0.592‡	0.030	−0.314‡	−0.085	−0.281‡
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.094	0.680‡	0.197	0.325‡	0.193	0.058
BMI (kg/m2)	−0.102	0.037	0.290‡	−0.150	0.049	−0.533‡

Abbreviations: CI = cardiac index; BMI = body mass index; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVIDd = left ventricular internal diastolic diameter; NTproBNP = amino terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RAP = right atrial pressure; sE-selectin = soluble E-selectin; sP-selectin = soluble P-selectin; sST2 = soluble interleukin-1 receptor precursor; sTNFαR1 = soluble tumor necrosis factor α receptor 1.

^†= p<0.05,

^‡= p<0.01