Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors used for differentiating between patients with elevated BNP and those with less elevated BNP

Univariate

History of open-heart surgery

8.91 (3.98–19.9)

< 0.0001

IVST

0.77 (0.66–0.91)

0.0018

LAd

1.06 (1.03–1.10)

0.0005

History of hypertension

0.27 (0.12–0.58)

0.0008

PAC

1.16 (1.05–1.18)

0.0002

Multivariate

History of open-heart surgery

3.60 (1.17–11.03)

0.0252

IVST

0.99 (0.80–1.21)

0.8838

LAd

1.02 (0.98–1.07)

0.3743

History of hypertension

0.36 (0.12–1.08)

0.0683

PAC

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

0.1059