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Table 6 Orthoedemascore and categorical biomarker covariates in patients with 30-day all-cause mortality

From: GDF-15: a novel biomarker of heart failure predicts short-term and long-term heart-failure rehospitalization and short-term mortality in patients with acute heart failure syndrome

30-day all-cause mortality

Admission

Factors

Total

Alive

Deaths

P value

 

(N = 84)

(N = 79)

(N = 5)

 

Grading orthoedema score

   

0.17

 No congestion (0)

6 (7.1%)

6 (7.6%)

0 (0%)

 

 Low grade (1–2)

47 (56%)

46 (58%)

1 (20%)

 

 High grade (3–4)

31 (37%)

27 (34%)

4 (80%)

 

NT-proBNP (pg/mL)

   

0.38

 Low (≤ 4577.00)

37 (44%)

36 (46%)

1 (20%)

 

 High (> 4577.00)

47 (56%)

43 (54%)

4 (80%)

 

hsTnT (pg/mL)

   

0.36

 Low (≤ 38.53)

40 (48%)

39 (49%)

1 (20%)

 

 High (> 38.53)

44 (52%)

40 (51%)

4 (80%)

 

Factors

Total

Alive

Deaths

P value

 

(N = 83)

(N = 78)

(N = 5)

 

GDF-15 (pg/mL)

   

0.059

 Low (≤ 6221.50)

38 (46%)

38 (49%)

0 (0%)

 

 High (> 6221.50)

45 (54%)

40 (51%)

5 (100%)

 

Discharge

Factors

Total

Non rehospitalization

Rehospitalization

P value

 

(N = 79)

(N = 78)

(N = 1)

 

Grading orthoedema score

   

> 0.99

 No congestion (0)

64 (81%)

63 (81%)

1 (100%)

 

 Congestion present (≥ 1)

15 (19%)

15 (19%)

0 (0%)

 

Factors

Total

Non rehospitalization

Rehospitalization

P value

 

(N = 71)

(N = 70)

(N = 1)

 

NT-proBNP (pg/mL)

   

> 0.99

 Low (≤ 4577.00)

41 (58%)

40 (57%)

1 (100%)

 

 High (> 4577.00)

30 (42%)

30 (43%)

0 (0%)

 

hsTnT (pg/mL)

   

0.46

 Low (≤ 38.53)

38 (54%)

38 (54%)

0 (0%)

 

 High (> 38.53)

33 (46%)

32 (46%)

1 (100%)

 

GDF-15 (pg/mL)

   

0.45

 Low (≤ 6221.50)

39 (55%)

39 (56%)

0 (0%)

 

 High (> 6221.50)

32 (45%)

31 (44%)

1 (100%)

 

NT-proBNP admission:discharge

   

0.49

 Low (≤ 1.0992464)

36 (51%)

36 (51%)

0 (0%)

 

 High (> 1.0992464)

35 (49%)

34 (49%)

1 (100%)

 

hsTnT admission:discharge

   

> 0.99

 Low (≤ 1.13408464)

36 (51%)

35 (50%)

1 (100%)

 

 High (> 1.13408464)

35 (49%)

35 (50%)

0 (0%)

 

Factors

Total

Non rehospitalization

Rehospitalization

P value

 

(N = 70)

(N = 69)

(N = 1)

 

GDF-15 admission:discharge

   

> 0.99

 Low (≤ 1.8079528)

35 (50%)

34 (49%)

1 (100%)

 

 High (> 1.8079528)

35 (50%)

35 (51%)

0 (0%)

 
  1. P value by Fisher's exact test