Table 5.

Multivariate Cox regression analysis for associations of top 6 biomarkers with cardiovascular death and nonfatal AMI adjusted for sex and age.

Comparison	Biomarker	eHR	95% CI	Pr > ChiSq
Cardiovascular death
Group 1 versus group 2	cTnI	2.93	1.62–5.32	0.00
	ANGPTL3	0.42	0.12–1.43	0.16
	NOx	1.31	0.72–2.38	0.38
	CRP	2.31	1.27–4.20	0.01
Group 1 versus group 5	cTnI	3.74	2.07–6.75	0.00
	ANGPTL3	0.16	0.05–0.51	0.00
	NOx	1.83	1.02–3.29	0.04
	CRP	2.42	1.34–4.38	0.00
Group 1 versus group 6	cTnI	3.55	1.96–6.42	0.00
	ANGPTL3	0.09	0.03–0.29	0.00
	NOx	1.69	0.94–3.01	0.08
	CRP	2.15	1.20–3.87	0.01
Nonfatal AMI
Group 3 versus group 4	cTnI	1.78	1.05–3.02	0.03
	ANGPTL3	1.17	0.69–1.99	0.56
	NOx	2.67	1.61–4.42	0.00
	CRP	1.14	0.67–1.93	0.63
Group 3 versus group 5	cTnI	1.85	1.09–3.14	0.02
	ANGPTL3	2.07	1.23–3.51	0.01
	NOx	2.42	1.46–3.99	0.00
	CRP	1.20	0.70–2.06	0.51

Significant values are in [italics].

ANGPTL3, angiopoietin-like protein 3; NOx, nitrate and nitrite; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; CRP, C-reactive protein; eHR, estimated hazard ratio.