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Table 5 Adjusted effect of NT-proBNP on in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19 estimated through Cox proportional–hazard regression model

From: Optimal cut points of N-terminal of the prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with COVID-19

Model

Adjusted HR

95% CI

P value

NT-proBNP

   

 Low

Reference

  

 Medium

3.41

1.22–9.51

0.02

 High

3.88

1.30–11.57

0.01

Sex

   

 Female

Reference

  

 Male

3.28

1.75–6.12

< 0.001

Age

1.01

0.99–1.02

0.26

ICU Admission

   

 No

   

 Yes

3.05

1.49–6.27

0.002

History of CAD

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.79

0.38–1.66

0.54

History of HT

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.37

0.14–1.02

0.055

History of cancer

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.96

0.40–2.99

0.93

History of KD

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

1.06

0.38–2.96

0.91

History of Resp

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.29

0.07–1.23

0.09

History of DM

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

0.73

0.43–1.23

0.24

Severity

   

 Non-severe

Reference

  

 Severe

3.32

1.59–6.97

0.001

NT-proBNP*severity

0.7

0.19–2.52

0.58

WBC (103/µL)

1.01

0.99–1.00

0.6

BUN (mg/dL)

1

0.99–1.01

0.0.22

CRP (mg/L)

1

0.84–1.19

0.99

PCT (ng/mL)

1.02

1.01–1.04

0.002

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.99

0.84–1.18

0.96

Troponin

   

 Negative

   

 Positive

1.02

0.56–1.85

0.95