Table 4.

Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model for risk of death/Transplant/VAD implant, MLHFQ

Variable	HR	95% CI	p-value
MLHFQ (per 5 units)	1.077	(1.045, 1.109)	<.001
Age at enrollment (per 1 unit)	1.006	(0.992, 1.021)	0.41
Women	0.642	(0.434, 0.950)	0.027
White	1.078	(0.736, 1.577)	0.70
BMI (per 1 unit)	0.972	(0.948, 0.995)	0.020
Heart rate (per 1 unit)	1.018	(1.008, 1.028)	<.001
Systolic BP (per 1 unit)	0.984	(0.974, 0.994)	0.002
eGFR (per 1 unit)	0.986	(0.979, 0.992)	<.001
Sodium (per 1 unit)	0.931	(0.898, 0.965)	<.001
Prior MI	0.994	(0.661, 1.494)	0.98
Presence of AF	1.596	(1.145, 2.226)	0.006
Prior coronary angioplasty	1.589	(1.040, 2.428)	0.032
Diabetes mellitus	1.065	(0.759. 1.497)	0.71
Hypertension	0.808	(0.561, 1.165)	0.25
Hyperlipidemia	0.640	(0.449, 0.913)	0.014
Prior stroke/TIA	2.046	(1.401, 2.988)	<.001
Smoker	0.754	(0.543, 1.046)	0.09
Ejection fraction (per 5 units)	0.905	(0.847, 0.966)	0.003

MLHFQ, Minnesota Living in Heart Failure Questionnaire; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; AF, atrial fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack; VAD, ventricular assist device