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Table 3 Multivariate Cox proportion hazards regression analysis for cardiac death

From: Contribution of serum FGF21 level to the identification of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and cardiac death

Baseline variables

HR (95% CI)

P value

FGF21a

10.562 (1.388–80.404)

0.023

NT-pro-BNPa

4.201 (1.470–12.008)

0.007

  1. Confounding factors were adjusted (sex, age, BMI, FPG, 2hPG, HbA1c, TG, HDL-c, LDL-c, SBP, DBP, and CRP)
  2. FGF21 fibroblast growth factor 21, NT-pro-BNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
  3. aBoth FGF21 and NT-pro-BNP were log-transformed