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Table 3 Standardized hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of mortality

From: Prognostic value of the modified model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score including albumin in acute heart failure

  Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2
HR(95%CI) P value HR (95%CI) P value HR (95%CI) P value
All cause mortality (196/466, 42.1%)
MELD 1.23(1.10–1.38)  < 0.001 1.31 (1.16–1.47)  < 0.001 1.21 (1.05–1.40) 0.008
MELD_XI 1.21(1.08–1.36) 0.002 1.28 (1.14–1.45)  < 0.001 1.20 (1.04–1.39) 0.014
MELD_sodium 1.29(1.14–1.46)  < 0.001 1.36 (1.19–1.54)  < 0.001 1.23 (1.06–1.43) 0.005
MELD_albumin 1.27(1.13–1.42)  < 0.001 1.31 (1.16–1.47)  < 0.001 1.22 (1.05–1.41) 0.012
Cardiovascular mortality (158/466, 33.9%)
MELD 1.31(1.17–1.48)  < 0.001 1.39 (1.23–1.56)  < 0.001 1.29 (1.11–1.50) 0.001
MELD_XI 1.29(1.14–1.46)  < 0.001 1.36 (1.20–1.53)  < 0.001 1.27 (1.09–1.48) 0.002
MELD_sodium 1.41(1.23–1.60)  < 0.001 1.48 (1.29–1.69)  < 0.001 1.34 (1.14–1.56)  < 0.001
MELD_albumin 1.31(1.15–1.48)  < 0.001 1.35 (1.18–1.53)  < 0.001 1.27 (1.07–1.50) 0.006
  1. Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex
  2. Model2 was adjusted age, sex, NYHA class, LVEF, proBNP, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and pulmonary hypertension
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