Table 3.

Prognostic factors independently associated with decompensated heart failure

Variables	Crude OR (95%CI)	P value	Adjusted OR a (95%CI)	P value
Systolic BP < 90 mmHg	4.17 (1.53–11.38)	0.005	3.88 (1.36–11.05)	0.011
Hepatojugular reflux	2.14 (0.93–4.94)	0.075	2.01 (0.86–4.72)	0.108
Increase of 1 mg/L in creatininemia	1.03 (1.00–1.05)	0.031	1.03 (1.00–1.05)	0.026
Prothrombin time <50%	3.42 (1.08–10.82)	0.036	3.60 (1.11–11.68)	0.033
Use of ACEI/ARAII	0.16 (0.02–0.98)	0.048	0.17 (0.02–0.81)	0.006
LVEF <20%	5.66 (2.30–13.92)	<0.001	7.48 (2.84–19.71)	<0.001
Use of dobutamine	3.18 (1.21–8.36)	0.019	2.74 (1.00–7.47)	0.042
Pleural fluid effusion	4.18 (1.37–12.72)	0.012	3.46 (1.07–11.20)	0.038

BP: blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; OR, odds ratio.

^a Adjusted for age and gender.