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Table 4 Multivariable Cox regression model (Clinical and Plasma biomarkers) in the diabetes group for the primary outcome of all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalisation

From: Global longitudinal strain and plasma biomarkers for prognosis in heart failure complicated by diabetes: a prospective observational study

 

Multivariable Model

(n = 158)

HR (95% CI)

p Value

Clinical

  

Age (per 10-year increment)

  

Male sex

  

Body mass index

  

Hypertension

  

Diabetes Type

  

Smoking

  

Coronary artery disease

  

NYHA Functional Class

  

Systolic blood pressure (per 10mmHg increment)

§

 

Plasma Biomarkers

  

NT-proBNP (per 100pg/mL increment)

§

 

high-sensitivity troponin T (per 1ng/L increment)

§

 

GDF-15 (per 100pg/mL increment)

§

 

sST2 (per 1ng/mL increment)

1.04

(1.02–1.07)

0.001

Gal-3 (per 1ng/mL increment)

  
  1. Abbreviations:; NYHA: New York Heart Association; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; hs-TnT: high-sensitivity troponin T; GDF-15: growth differentiation factor 15; sST2: soluble ST2; Gal-3: galectin 3. § Assessed for inclusion in multivariable model but not retained