Clinical Study

Prognostic Significance of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD-EPI Equation) and Anemia in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Secondary to Chagas Cardiomyopathy

Table 3

Cox proportional hazard model analysis for independent predictors of all-cause mortality.

UnivariateMultivariate
All patientsHR95% CI valueHR95% CI value

Age (years)1.000.99–1.010.876
Gender (male)1.270.88–1.840.207
NYHA I functional class0.540.37–0.770.001
Heart rate (beats/min)1.011.00–1.020.056
SBP (mmHg)0.980.97–1.000.0060.990.98–1.000.015
DBP (mmHg)0.980.96–1.000.015
ICD0.600.34–1.040.0680.480.27–0.850.012
LAFB1.631.16–2.280.0051.521.08–2.130.017
LVDD (mm)1.051.03–1.07<0.0011.041.02–1.06<0.001
Serum sodium level (mEq/L)0.930.89–0.96<0.0010.950.92–0.990.020
Anemia status1.310.86–2.000.207
CKD status1.210.86–1.700.271

HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; NYHA: New York Heart Association Functional Class; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; LAFB: left anterior fascicular block; LVDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; CKD: chronic kidney disease.