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. 2022 Oct 5;371:492–499. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.079

Table 2.

Univariate analyses for the prediction of mortality and the composite outcome, using the clinical and echocardiographic parameters.

Parameter HR mortality (CI 95%) P-value HR composite outcome (CI 95%) P-value
Age (years) 1.07 (1.05–1.09) <0.0001 1.05 (1.03–1.07) <0.0001
Gender (male) 1.23 (0.66–2.3) 0.50 1.16 (0.68–1.99) 0.57
Obesity 1.52 (0.46–9.3) 0.54 1.53 (0.56–6.2) 0.44
IHD 1.79 (0.80–3.6) 0.14 1.49 (0.73–2.8) 0.25
COPD 2.48 (0.74–6.2) 0.12 3.77 (1.55–7.8) 0.005
CRF 4.7 (2.1–9.5) 0.005 3.81 (1.80–7.3) 0.001
DM 2.3 (1.26–4.4) 0.008 2.21 (1.28–3.78) 0.004
HTN 1.9 (1.02–3.6) 0.04 1.83 (1.07–3.1) 0.02
Liver disease 1.86 (0.30–6.1) 0.43 1.26 (0.25–4.0) 0.75
Immunosuppression 1.22 (0.20–3.9) 0.78 1.21 (0.37–7.4) 0.78
≥1 risk score 14.7 (3.2–162) <0.0001 4.68 (1.91–15.4) 0.0002
O2 saturation, % 1.08 (0.93–1.31) 0.31 1.0 (0.87–1.13) 0.88
Troponin I, ng/L 0.98 (0.73–1.03) 0.74 1.06 (1.01–1.09) 0.01
BNP, pg/mL 1.008 (1.004–1.02) 0.0008 1.006 (1.002–1.009) 0.005



Echocardiography
EF (%) 0.98 (0.94–1.05) 0.69 1.00 (0.95–1.05) 0.95
LVEDD index, mm/m2 1.05 (0.95–1.15) 0.25 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 0.31
LVESD index, mm/m2 1.04 (0.93–1.15) 0.47 1.05 (0.96–1.15) 0.28
LV mass index, gram/m2 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.02 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.01
LA volume index, ml/m2 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 0.007 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.002
RVEDA index, cm2/m2 1.1 (0.93–1.29) 0.24 1.01 (0.89–1.16) 0.78
RVESA, cm2/m2 0.98 (0.73–1.28) 0.90 0.84 (0.64–1.08) 0.18
TAPSE, cm 0.22 (0.11–0.45) <0.0001 0.26 (0.15–0.47) <0.0001
RV S′, cm/s 0.84 (0.73–0.96) 0.01 0.90 (0.80–1.01) 0.09
RVFAC, % 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 0.32 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 0.23
Stroke volume index, cc/m2 0.98 (0.94–1.02) 0.41 0.98 (0.95–1.02) 0.45
Cardiac index, L/m2 0.97 (0.66–1.08) 0.74 0.98 (0.77–1.07) 0.85
E wave velocity, cm/s 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.01 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.02
A wave velocity, cm/s 1.02 (1.00–1.04) 0.01 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.0001
E/A ratio 1.00 (0.42–2.1) 0.98 0.61 (0.26–1.27) 0.19
e′ septal, cm/s 0.76 (0.64–0.90) 0.001 0.81 (0.69–0.93) 0.003
e′ lateral, cm/s 0.79 (0.69–0.89) <0.0001 0.82 (0.74–0.9) <0.0001
E/e′ average ratio 1.08 (1.04–1.12) 0.0005 1.07 (1.03–1.10) 0.001
RA pressure, mmHg 1.12 (1.04–1.2) 0.007 1.10 (1.03–1.18) 0.009
SPAP, mmHg͌ 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 0.006 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.07
PAT, msec 0.97 (0.96–0.98) <0.0001 0.97 (0.96–0.98) <0.0001

Abbreviations - HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; IHD, ischemic heart disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF, chronic renal failure; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; LV, left ventricular; EF, ejection fraction; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end systolic diameter; LA, left atrial; RV, right ventricle; RVEDA, right ventricular end diastolic area; RVESA, right ventricular end systolic area; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; RVFAC, right ventricular fractional area change; RA, right atrial; SPAP, systolic pulmonary peak pressure; PAT, pulmonary acceleration time.