Table 3.
Odd Ratios of Primary Composite Outcome (Cardiac Death and Re‐Hospitalization for CHF) in 395 Patients With Dyspnea According to Cox Proportion Hazard Analysis (Forward Conditional Method)
| Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P |
| Age ≥65 y | 4.203 | 1.932−9.145 | <0.001 | — | — | — |
| Male gender | 0.488 | 0.256−0.931 | 0.029 | — | — | — |
| BMI ≥25 g/m2 | 0.526 | 0.250−1.107 | 0.091 | |||
| Hb <12 g/dL | 6.400 | 3.287−12.459 | <0.001 | 2.841 | 1.352−5.969 | 0.006 |
| eGFR <60 ml/min | 8.665 | 3.823−19.639 | <0.001 | 2.842 | 1.146−7.045 | 0.024 |
| BNP ≥200 pg/mL | 10.487 | 4.969−23.681 | <0.001 | 3.108 | 1.214−7.954 | 0.018 |
| LVEF <50% | 3.050 | 1.627−5.717 | 0.001 | — | — | — |
| PASP ≥40 mm Hg | 5.603 | 2.972−10.562 | <0.001 | — | — | — |
| LAVi ≥34 mL/m2 | 6.693 | 3.176−14.105 | 0.001 | — | — | — |
| Mitral E/E′ ≥15 | 6.595 | 3.479−12.499 | <0.001 | — | — | — |
| LAVi/A′ ≥4 | 8.965 | 4.253−18.899 | <0.001 | 2.658 | 1.104−6.401 | 0.029 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; E/E′, early diastolic transmitral velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate by Cockcroft‐Gault equation; Hb, hemoglobin; LAVi, left atrial volume index; LAVi/A′, left atrial volume index over late diastolic mitral annular velocity; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; OR, odds ratio; PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure.