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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics and MACCEs

From: The association between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) and adverse prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure at different glucose metabolic states

Characteristics

Total (n = 1031)

Non-MACCEs (n = 548)

MACCEs (n = 483)

p Value

Female, n (%)

393 (39.1)

202 (36.9)

191 (39.5)

0.376

Age (years)

71 (61, 79)

69 (58, 77)

73 (64, 81)

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.1 (21.5, 27.1)

24.2 (21.5, 27.1)

23.9 (21.6, 27.1)

0.894

Heart Rate (bpm)

84 (69, 97)

80 (69, 96)

81(70, 98)

0.172

SBP (mmHg)

128 (114, 144)

128 (115, 144)

128 (113, 145)

0.727

DBP (mmHg)

75 (66, 86)

76 (67, 88)

74 (64, 85)

0.003

Medical history, n (%)

 Ischemic cardiomyopathy

390 (37.8)

199 (36.3)

191 (39.5)

0.286

 None-ischemic cardiomyopathy

209 (20.3)

126 (23.0)

83 (17.2)

0.021

 Valvular heart disease

203 (19.7)

102 (18.6)

101 (20.9)

0.355

 Atrial fibrillation

446 (43.3)

225 (41.1)

221 (45.8)

0.129

 Hypertension

625 (60.6)

323 (58.9)

302 (62.5)

0.240

 Hyperlipidemia

88 (8.5)

59 (10.8)

29 (6.0)

0.006

Glucose metabolism state, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

 DM

505 (49.0)

230 (42.0)

275 (56.9)

-

 Pre-DM

309 (30.0)

190 (34.7)

119 (24.6)

-

 NGR

217 (21.0)

128 (23.4)

89 (18.4)

-

FAR

0.078 (0.064, 0.097)

0.076 (0.063, 0.092)

0.081 (0.065, 0.103)

0.002

Fibrinogen (g/L)

3.0 (2.5, 3.6)

3.0 (2.5, 3.5)

3.0 (2.4, 3.7)

0.283

ALB (g/L)

38.1 (35.4, 40.5)

38.8 (36.5, 41.0)

37.2 (34.4, 39.9)

 < 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.08 (4.58, 6.22)

5.02 (4.59, 6.05)

5.21 (4.61, 6.64)

0.058

HbA1c (%)

6.1 (5.6, 7.0)

6.0 (5.6, 6.8)

6.2 (5.7, 7.1)

 < 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/L)

128 (111, 142)

132 (116, 145)

124.0 (105.0, 137.0)

 < 0.001

BNP (pg/mL)

496 (212, 1120)

429 (192, 887.5)

649 (269, 1330)

 < 0.001

CRP (mg/L)

4.6 (3.0, 12.0)

4.0 (2.8, 8.3)

5.6 (3.25, 19.6)

 < 0.001

Hematocrit (%)

38.5 (33.8, 42.2)

39.4 (5.0, 42.9)

37.5 (32.2, 41.0)

 < 0.001

UA (μmol/L)

430 (339, 541)

422 (329, 517)

441 (357, 577)

0.004

Creatinine (μmol/L)

84.7 (66.0, 112.0)

80.0 (64.0, 102.5)

88.3 (70.2, 127.4)

 < 0.001

Sodium (mmol/L)

138.5 (135.5, 141.5)

138.9 (135.8, 141.6)

138.1 (135.1, 141.4)

0.050

Potassium (mmol/L)

3.9 (3.6, 4.2)

3.9 (3.6, 4.2)

3.9 (3.6, 4.3)

0.593

WBC (× 109/L)

6.1 (5.0, 7.8)

6.1 (5.0, 7.6)

6.3 (5.0, 8.3)

0.147

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.60 (2.98, 4.40)

3.70 (3.00, 4.47)

3.54 (2.90, 4.32)

0.027

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.00 (0.77, 1.42)

1.02 (0.79, 1.47)

1.00 (0.75, 1.37)

0.054

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.00 (0.79, 1.19)

1.00 (0.83, 1.22)

0.95 (0.74, 1.15)

 < 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.00 (1.48, 2.67)

2.02 (1.52, 2.76)

2.00 (1,43, 2.59)

0.117

AST (U/L)

23.2 (17.3, 32.6)

22.2 (16.8, 32.8)

24.0 (18.4, 35.7)

0.006

ALT (U/L)

19.5 (12.9, 32.6)

19.8 (12.9, 32.4)

19.3 (13.0, 33.4)

0.897

IVSTD (cm)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.440

LVPWTD (cm)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.480

LVDD (cm)

5.8 (5.2, 6.6)

5.9 (5.3, 6.6)

5.8 (5.1, 6.5)

0.776

LAD (cm)

4.8 (4.4, 5.3)

4.8 (4.4, 5.3)

4.8 (4.4, 5.3)

0.736

LVEF, n (%)

   

0.140

 ≤ 40

535 (51.9)

291 (53.1)

244 (50.5)

–

 41–49

167 (16.2)

96 (17.5)

71 (14.7)

–

  > 50

329 (31.9)

161 (29.4)

168 (34.8)

–

Medications at admission, n (%)

 Antiplatelet agent

455 (44.1)

116 (37.4)

205 (42.4)

0.305

 ACEI/ARB/ARNI

406 (39.4)

237 (43.2)

169 (35.0)

0.007

 Beta-blocker

807 (78.3)

433 (79.0)

374 (77.4)

0.539

 Statins

561 (54.4)

304 (55.5)

257 (53.2)

0.466

 Diuretics

914 (88.7)

270 (87.1)

428 (88.6)

0.970

 Digoxin

122 (11.8)

50 (9.1)

72 (14.9)

0.004

 Aldosterone antagonist

419 (40.6)

214 (39.1)

205 (42.4)

0.268

 Insulin

134 (13.0)

77 (14.1)

57 (11.8)

0.284

 Metformin

146 (14.2)

86 (15.7)

60 (12.4)

0.133

 Sulfonylureas

9 (0.9)

7 (1.3)

2 (0.4)

0.137

 SGLT2i

50 (4.8)

30 (5.5)

20 (4.1)

0.320

  1. MACCE Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; BMI, Body mass index; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; FPG Fasting plasma glucose; FAR Fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio; BNP B-type natriuretic peptide; CRP C-reative protein; ALB Albumin; UA Uric acid; Cr Creatinine; Na Sodium; K Potassium; WBC White blood cell; HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein-C; AST Alanine aminotransferase; ALT Aspartate transaminase; IVSTD Interventricular septal thickness at diastole; LVPWTD Left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness; LVDD Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LAD Left atrial diameter; LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction; ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB Angiotensin receptor inhibitor; ARNI Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor; SGLT2i Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor