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Table 2 Association of LT3S and NT-proBNP with risk of death

From: Combined use of low T3 syndrome and NT-proBNP as predictors for death in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

 

In-hospital death

One year all-cause death

 

HR(95 % CI)

P value

HR(95 % CI)

P value

LT3S

  Unadjusted

3.382(1.548–7.389)

0.002

3.554(2.399–5.265)

< 0.001

  Modela

1.872(0.813–4.309)

0.140

1.928(1.264–2.941)

0.002

  Modela + Log (NT-proBNP)

1.583(0.676–3.708)

0.290

1.845 (1.206–2.823)

0.005

Log (NT-proBNP)

  Unadjusted

2.861(1.744–4.692)

< 0.001

2.572(2.017–3.280)

< 0.001

  Modela

2.071(1.209–3.546)

0.008

1.919(1.456–2.529)

< 0.001

  Modela+ LT3S

1.983(1.151–3.416)

0.014

1.891(1.430–2.500)

< 0.001

  1. aModel for in-hospital death: blood urea nitrogen and New York Heart Association functional class
  2. Model for one-year all-cause death: blood urea nitrogen, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, New York Heart Association functional class, sodium, and albumin. LT3S low T3 syndrome; NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide