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. 2021 May 14;13(5):1669. doi: 10.3390/nu13051669

Table 8.

The assessment of the influence of variables on mortality—a Cox proportional hazards regression, single model.

p-Value HR 95%CI HR (Lower) 95%CI HR (Upper)
Sex (n = 1056) M 0.283 0.75 0.45 1.27
BMI
(n = 775)
18.5–24.9 Ref.
<18.5 0.486 3.26 0.49 21.75
25.0–29.9 0.151 1.60 0.70 3.66
≥30 0.028 0.51 0.19 1.32
NRS
(n = 1055)
<3 Ref.
≥3 0.014 2.31 1.19 4.49
HF phenotype (n = 1056) HFpEF Ref.
HFmrEF 0.000 4.69 2.02 10.91
HFrEF 0.376 0.91 0.33 2.50
No information 0.067 0.84 0.44 1.61
NYHA (n = 986) 1 Ref.
2 0.988 0.00 0.00
3 0.991 0.18 0.04 0.76
4 0.988 0.37 0.17 0.82
MI (n = 1056) Yes 0.343 1.30 0.75 2.26
CKD (n = 1056) Yes 0.321 0.76 0.44 1.31
Type of MI (n = 1056) No Ref.
STEMI 0.451 1.72 0.28 10.46
NSTEMI 0.849 1.18 0.62 2.23
No information 0.990 1.25 0.17 9.16
HT (n = 1056) Yes 0.506 0.83 0.48 1.44
DM (n = 1056) Yes 0.714 1.10 0.65 1.86
CS (n = 1056) Yes 0.249 1.48 0.76 2.87
LDL (n = 1001) <55 mg/dL Ref.
55 to <70 mg/dL 0.826 0.65 0.11 3.82
70 to <100 mg/dL 0.413 0.34 0.06 2.13
100 to <116 mg/dL 0.386 0.06 0.01 0.48
116 to <190 mg/dL 0.009 0.10 0.02 0.45
more than 190 mg/dL 0.038 3.20 0.41 25.22
LDL (n = 1001) ≥70 0.003 0.42 0.24 0.75
TG (n = 1009) <135 Ref.
135–200 0.656 1.90 0.89 4.05
>200 0.130 2.53 1.16 5.52
HDL (n = 1005) <40 Ref.
>40 0.110 0.58 0.30 1.13
Variables
Age (n = 1056) 0.000 1.05 1.02 1.07
BMI [kg/m2] (n = 775) 0.048 0.94 0.89 1.00
Height [m] (n = 763) 0.435 0.99 0.95 1.02
Body weight [kg] (n = 761) 0.019 0.98 0.96 1.00
NT-proBNP [pg/mL] (n = 228) 0.779 1.00 1.00 1.00
BNP [pg/mL] (n = 775) 0.006 1.00 1.00 1.00
TG [mg/dL] (n = 1009) 0.050 1.00 1.00 1.01
LDL [mg/dL] (n = 1001) 0.002 0.98 0.97 0.99
HDL [mg/dL] (n = 1005) 0.001 0.95 0.93 0.98
TC [mg/dL] (n = 1010) 0.000 0.98 0.98 0.99
CRP [mg/L] (n = 1023) 0.000 1.01 1.01 1.01
Albumin [g/dL] (n = 278) 0.000 0.34 0.19 0.62
Transferrin [g/L] (n = 261) 0.126 0.56 0.27 1.18
Lymphocytes [%] (n = 375) 0.000 0.92 0.88 0.96
PCT [ng/mL] (n = 428) 0.003 1.07 1.02 1.12

Abbreviations: n, number of participants; M, males; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; p, level of significance; BMI, body mass index; NRS, nutritional risk screening; HF, heart failure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFmrEF, heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association classification; CKD, chronic kidney disease; MI, myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; HT, arterial hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; CS, cerebral stroke; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; TC, total cholesterol; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin.