Table 3 The non-linear relationship of sST2/LVMI and primary endpoint

Model 1: Fitting model by standard linear regression

 One line slope

35.06 (1.05, 1176.39) 0.0472

Model 2: Fitting model by two-piecewise linear regression

 Inflection point

0.68

  < 0.68

1862.72 (0.68, 5,130,355.03) 0.0624

  > 0.68

0.00 (0.00, 68,659.53) 0.4028

 P for log likelyhood ratio test

0.199