Table 2 Univariate analysis for in-hospital mortality.

From: Positive association between sodium-to-chloride ratio and in-hospital mortality of acute heart failure

Covariate

HR (95% CI)

P

Demographics

 Gender

  

 Male

1.0

 

 Female

0.98 (0.85, 1.13)

0.807

 Age

1.04 (1.04, 1.05)

 < 0.001

Classification of AHF

 Systolic heart failure

1.37 (1.19, 1.57)

 < 0.001

 Diastolic heart failure

0.73 (0.64, 0.85)

 < 0.001

 Combined both

0.9914 (0.8012, 1.2267)

0.937

History of disease

 Myocardial infarction

1.51 (1.31, 1.74)

 < 0.001

 Cerebrovascular disease

1.29 (1.07, 1.54)

0.006

 Chronic pulmonary disease

0.99 (0.85, 1.14)

0.875

 Liver disease

1.29 (1.06, 1.58)

0.012

 Diabetes

0.88 (0.75, 1.03)

0.112

 Hypertension

0.96 (0.7, 1.32)

0.815

 Chronic kidney disease

1.42 (1.23, 1.64)

 < 0.001

Scoring system

 Charlson comorbidity index

1.15 (1.12, 1.18)

 < 0.001

 APSIII

1.02 (1.02, 1.03)

 < 0.001

Vital signs at presentation

 Heart rate

1.0033 (0.9991, 1.0075)

0.119

 MBP

0.97 (0.97, 0.98)

 < 0.001

 Respiration rate

1.06 (1.04, 1.08)

 < 0.001

 Temperature

0.65 (0.58, 0.74)

 < 0.001

 SaO2

0.91 (0.89, 0.94)

 < 0.001

Laboratory findings

 White blood cell

1.02 (1.01, 1.02)

 < 0.001

 Hemoglobin

0.98 (0.95, 1.02)

0.284

 Platelet

1.0003 (0.9998, 1.0009)

0.264

 Calcium

1.04 (1, 1.07)

0.034

 Potassium

1.21 (1.13, 1.3)

 < 0.001

 Chloride

0.99 (0.98, 1)

0.007

 Sodium

1.02 (1, 1.03)

0.028

 Urinary sodium

0.9927 (0.9891, 0.9963)

0.012

 Urinary chloride

0.9954 (0.9916, 0.9991)

 < 0.001

 Albumin

0.79 (0.68, 0.91)

0.002

 Glucose

1.0012 (1.0007, 1.0017)

 < 0.001

 NA/CL ratio (Per 0.1)

1.3 (1.18 ~ 1.43)

 < 0.001

 Serum creatinine

1.09 (1.05, 1.13)

 < 0.001

 Blood urea nitrogen

1.01 (1.01, 1.02)

 < 0.001

 eGFR

0.99 (0.99, 0.99)

 < 0.001

 NT-proBNP

1 (1, 1)

 < 0.001

Type of imbalance of sodium or chloride

 Hyponatremia

1.05 (0.9, 1.23)

0.535

 Hypochlorhydria

1.23 (1.05, 1.45)

0.011

 Hyperchloremia

0.83 (0.68, 1.03)

0.086

 Hypernatremia

2.13 (1.46, 3.11)

 < 0.001

Treatment and medications

 PCI

0.99 (0.74, 1.31)

0.931

 MV

1.38 (1.19, 1.61)

 < 0.001

 Use of diuretic

0.56 (0.49, 0.65)

 < 0.001

  1. HR Hazard ratio; CI Confidence interval.