Table 3 Predictors of cardiovascular events using a Cox proportional hazards model.

From: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is not associated with adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing haemodialysis

 

Univariable

Multivariable

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Age (year)

1.068 (1.033–1.103)

<0.001

1.047 (1.001–1.096)

0.047

Male sex

1.673 (0.801–3.492)

0.171

  

Diabetes mellitus

5.443 (2.228–13.299)

<0.001

3.681 (1.186–11.427)

0.024

Hypertension

1.394 (0.682–2.848)

0.363

  

Smoking

2.439 (1.184–5.024)

0.016

2.642 (1.054–6.623)

0.024

CAD

7.873 (3.708–16.716)

<0.001

5.988 (2.199–16.309)

<0.001

Stroke

3.386 (1.455–7.879)

0.005

1.398 (0.480–4.074)

0.539

CHF

3.319 (1.640–6.718)

0.001

1.330 (0.549–3.221)

0.528

SBP (mmHg)

1.005 (0.991–1.019)

0.484

  

DBP (mmHg)

0.987 (0.961–1.012)

0.301

  

BMI (kg/m2)

0.946 (0.855–1.046)

0.277

  

Albumin (g/dl)

0.218 (0.099–0.480)

<0.001

0.223 (0.056–0.888)

0.033

Hb (g/dl)

0.957 (0.714–1.284)

0.770

  

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

0.988 (0.978–0.997)

0.012

0.997 (0.995–1.008)

0.551

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

1.002 (0.999–1.004)

0.198

  

Medications

ACEI and/or ARB use

1.878 (0.882–3.998)

0.102

  

β-blocker use

2.014 (0.947–4.283)

0.069

  

CCB use

1.749 (0.837–3.653)

0.137

  

Echocardiographic data

LAVI (ml/m2)

1.027 (0.999–1.056)

0.060

  

LVMI (g/m2)

1.008 (1.001–1.015)

0.030

1.004 (0.993–1.014)

0.493

LVEF (%)

0.953 (0.918–0.988)

0.009

1.001 (0.952–1.051)

0.983

E (cm/s)

1.007 (0.997–1.017)

0.180

  

E’ (cm/s)

0.780 (0.660–0.922)

0.004

0.981 (0.727–1.324)

0.990

E/E’

1.044 (1.014–1.076)

0.005

1.017 (0.946–1.094)

0.652

EAT thickness (mm)

0.631 (0.776–1.166)

0.631

  
  1. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; other abbreviations as in Table 1.
  2. Covariates in this multivariable model included the significant variables in univariable analysis.
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