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. 2020 Apr 14;10:6281. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63341-9

Table 3.

Predictors of cardiovascular events using a Cox proportional hazards model.

Univariable Multivariable
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
Age (year) 1.068 (1.033–1.103) <0.001 1.047 (1.001–1.096) 0.047
Male sex 1.673 (0.801–3.492) 0.171
Diabetes mellitus 5.443 (2.228–13.299) <0.001 3.681 (1.186–11.427) 0.024
Hypertension 1.394 (0.682–2.848) 0.363
Smoking 2.439 (1.184–5.024) 0.016 2.642 (1.054–6.623) 0.024
CAD 7.873 (3.708–16.716) <0.001 5.988 (2.199–16.309) <0.001
Stroke 3.386 (1.455–7.879) 0.005 1.398 (0.480–4.074) 0.539
CHF 3.319 (1.640–6.718) 0.001 1.330 (0.549–3.221) 0.528
SBP (mmHg) 1.005 (0.991–1.019) 0.484
DBP (mmHg) 0.987 (0.961–1.012) 0.301
BMI (kg/m2) 0.946 (0.855–1.046) 0.277
Albumin (g/dl) 0.218 (0.099–0.480) <0.001 0.223 (0.056–0.888) 0.033
Hb (g/dl) 0.957 (0.714–1.284) 0.770
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 0.988 (0.978–0.997) 0.012 0.997 (0.995–1.008) 0.551
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 1.002 (0.999–1.004) 0.198
Medications
ACEI and/or ARB use 1.878 (0.882–3.998) 0.102
β-blocker use 2.014 (0.947–4.283) 0.069
CCB use 1.749 (0.837–3.653) 0.137
Echocardiographic data
LAVI (ml/m2) 1.027 (0.999–1.056) 0.060
LVMI (g/m2) 1.008 (1.001–1.015) 0.030 1.004 (0.993–1.014) 0.493
LVEF (%) 0.953 (0.918–0.988) 0.009 1.001 (0.952–1.051) 0.983
E (cm/s) 1.007 (0.997–1.017) 0.180
E’ (cm/s) 0.780 (0.660–0.922) 0.004 0.981 (0.727–1.324) 0.990
E/E’ 1.044 (1.014–1.076) 0.005 1.017 (0.946–1.094) 0.652
EAT thickness (mm) 0.631 (0.776–1.166) 0.631

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; other abbreviations as in Table 1.

Covariates in this multivariable model included the significant variables in univariable analysis.