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. 2020 Dec 10;110(8):1234–1248. doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01786-8

Table 2.

Multivariable models for sudden death in I-Preserve

Sudden death Model 1 Sudden death Model 2
Number of patients (number of events) 4109 (230) 4109 (230)
C statistic 0.71 (95% CI 0.68–0.75) 0.72 (95% CI: 0.69–0.75)
Coefficient sHR (95% CI) χ2 p value Coefficient sHR (95% CI) χ2 p value
Age 60 years or above, per 1 year increase 0.049 1.05 (1.03–1.07) 25.5  < 0.001 0.05 1.05 (1.03–1.07) 24.8  < 0.001
Male sex 0.553 1.74 (1.33–2.27) 16.6  < 0.001 0.551 1.74 (1.33–2.27) 16.3  < 0.001
LVEF 45–60%, per 1% decrease 0.053 1.05 (1.03–1.08) 15.7  < 0.001 0.051 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 14.3  < 0.001
Heart rate 50–100 beats/min, per 5 beats/min 0.070 1.07 (1.01–1.14) 5.2 0.022 0.067 1.07 (1.01–1.13) 4.8 0.029
History of diabetes 0.519 1.68 (1.28–2.20) 14.3  < 0.001 0.531 1.70 (1.30–2.23) 14.7  < 0.001
History of myocardial infarction 0.419 1.52 (1.14–2.02) 8.3 0.004 0.435 1.54 (1.16–2.05) 9.0 0.003
HF hospitalization within previous 6 months 0.364 1.44 (1.10–1.88) 7.1 0.007 0.373 1.45 (1.11–1.89) 7.5 0.006
Bundle branch block on ECG 0.327 1.39 (1.00–1.92) 3.9 0.049
Left ventricular hypertrophy on ECG 0.376 1.46 (1.11–1.92) 7.3 0.007
Sudden death Model 3 Sudden death Model 4
Number of patients (number of events) 4021 (228) 3467 (195)
C statistic 0.71 (95% CI: 0.68–0.75) 0.75 (95% CI: 0.72–0.78)
Coefficient sHR (95% CI) χ2 p value Coefficient sHR (95% CI) χ2 p value
Age 60 years or above, per 1 year increase 0.046 1.05 (1.03–1.07) 21.0  < 0.001 0.034 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 9.5 0.002
Male sex 0.529 1.70 (1.30–2.22) 14.8  < 0.001 0.506 1.66 (1.23–2.23) 11.3 0.001
LVEF 45–60%, per 1% decrease 0.055 1.06 (1.03–1.08) 16.7  < 0.001 0.036 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 5.8 0.017
Heart rate 50–100 beats/min, per 5 beats/min
History of diabetes 0.547 1.73 (1.32–2.27) 15.5  < 0.001 0.568 1.76 (1.31–2.37) 14.2  < 0.001
History of myocardial infarction 0.415 1.51 (1.14–2.01) 8.2 0.004 0.463 1.59 (1.17–2.15) 9.0 0.003
HF hospitalization within the last 6 months 0.336 1.40 (1.07–1.83) 6.0 0.014
Bundle branch block on ECG
Left ventricular hypertrophy on ECG 0.395 1.48 (1.13–1.95) 8.0 0.005 0.34 1.40 (1.04–1.90) 4.9 0.027
Albumin 35–45 g/l, per 1 g/l decrease 0.065 1.07 (1.01–1.12) 6.2 0.013
NT-proBNP up to 3000 pg/ml, per 100 pg/ml 0.048 1.05 (1.03–1.06) 42.6  < 0.001

sHR subdistribution hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, LVEF left-ventricular ejection fraction, ECG electrocardiography, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide

χ2 score: the larger χ2 value, the more powerful the predictor