Table 6 Univariate Cox regression analysis for HF hospitalization

Clinical parameters

HR [95%CI]

HR [95%CI]

Age

1.02 [0.99–1.04], p = 0.26

1.01 [0.97–1.05], p = 0.58

Male gender

0.73 [0.38–1.38], p = 0.33

1.26 [0.37–4.27], p = 0.71

Systolic blood pressure

1.00 [0.98–1.01], p = 0.61

0.99 [0.97-1.00], p = 0.12

Atrial fibrillation

4.36 [2.29–8.28], p < 0.01

0.80 [0.30–2.16], p = 0.66

Hemoglobin

0.83 [0.71–0.98], p = 0.03

0.93 [0.74–1.17], p = 0.54

Albumin

0.35 [0.20–0.61], p < 0.01

0.86 [0.49–1.50], p = 0.60

eGFR

0.99 [0.97-1.00], p = 0.08

1.00 [0.98–1.01], p = 0.90

BNP

1.00 [1.00–1.00], p < 0.01

1.00 [1.00–1.00], p = 0.29

Echocardiographic parameters

LVEF

0.99 [0.97–1.02], p = 0.52

1.00 [0.97–1.04], p = 0.98

LVGLS

0.92 [0.84–0.99], p = 0.03

1.01 [0.90–1.13], p = 0.84

Mitral E/A ratio

1.62 [1.01–2.62], p < 0.05

1.23 [0.88–1.72], p = 0.23

Septal E/e’

1.04 [1.01–1.08], p < 0.01

1.04 [1.00-1.08], p = 0.07

LAVi

1.01 [1.00-1.02], p < 0.01

1.01 [0.99–1.03], p = 0.42

LA reservoir strain

0.94 [0.90–0.98], p < 0.01

1.01 [0.93–1.10], p = 0.82

LA pump strain

0.95 [0.88–1.02], p = 0.18

0.97 [0.84–1.12], p = 0.66