Research Article

NT-proBNP, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression for high values of NT-proBNP (≥6243 pg/mL).

Model 1
Model 2
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Age/10 y1.01 (0.99–1.03)0.8311.01 (0.98–1.04)0.420
Sex (M)2.80 (1.22–6.57)0.0153.17 (1.18–8.49)0.022
Predialysis SBP
1.01 (0.99–1.02)0.1751.01 (0.99–1.02)0.310
Dialysis vintage > 3 y (yes/no)
3.80 (1.35–10.8)0.0122.40 (0.80–7.21)0.118
IDWG (Kg)0.68 (0.43–1.08)0.1070.57 (0.32–1.01)0.050
Diabetes (Yes/No)
0.50 (0.22–1.13)0.0990.46 (0.18–1.17)0.110
hsCRP > 5 mg/L (Yes/No)
3.90 (1.77–8.57)0.0013.81 (1.45–10.0)0.007
Moderate malnutrition/normal nutritional status3.28 (0.98–10.9)0.0523.73 (1.83–16.7)0.081
Severe malnutrition (PEW)/normal nutritional status14.2 (3.25–62.4)<0.00111.7 (2.01–64.2)0.006
Left ventricular ejection fraction %
0.93 (0.88–0.98)0.011