TABLE 5

Results of Univariate and Multivariate Analyses in Patients with BNP Data (n = 267)

	Univariate analysis				Multivariate Cox-hazard model analysis
Parameter	χ²	Hazard ratio	95% Cl	P	χ²	Hazard ratio	95% Cl	P
NYHA functional class	15.5	1.85	1.372–2.472	<0.0001	5.12	1.414	1.048–1.909	0.0237
Late HMR	16.3	0.21	0.082–0.475	<0.0001	10.0	0.294	0.115–0.653	0.0015
Hemoglobin level	10.2	0.78	0.671–0.907	0.0014	2.47	0.865	0.723–1.036	0.1160
Estimated GFR	8.12	0.98	0.967–0.994	0.0044	0.39	0.996	0.981–1.008	0.5281
BNP concentration	14.1	1.00	1.000–1.001	0.0002	3.85	1.0006	1.0000–1.0012	0.0497