Table 2

Univariate predictors of SCD or appropriate ICD shock

95% CI of HR
VariableHRLowHighp ValueWald
Age (per year)1.0211.040.0454
Male sex1.921.063.470.0324.6
LVEF (per %)0.9670.9450.990.0057.9
QRS interval (per ms)1.0111.0041.0180.0029.9
eGFR (per mL/kg/1.73 m2)0.9890.9761.0020.0862.9
Haemoglobin (per g/dL)0.9870.9740.9990.0454
NYHA class (vs I)0.333.4
 II1.70.893.24
 III1.870.943.69
 IV1.50.1911.5
Ischaemic aetiology2.681.554.64<0.00112.4
Diabetes2.361.513.7<0.00114.1
TA314 recommends ICD2.531.623.94<0.00116.8
  • eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SCD, sudden cardiac death.