Table 2

General linear model showing independent predictors of log-transformed TMAO levels, with coefficients reported for 2000 bootstrapped samples

Standardised coefficientUnstandardised coefficientSELower CIUpper CIp Value
Age0.1250.0040.0010.0020.006<0.0005
Urea0.3180.0180.0020.0140.022<0.0005
eGFR−0.220−0.0040.001−0.005−0.003<0.0005
PH diabetes0.0740.0570.0230.0130.1020.009
Current smoker0.0840.1010.0390.0260.1790.009
Atrial fibrillation0.0660.0480.0220.0050.0910.028
NYHA class−0.061−0.0370.018−0.0720.0010.050
Male sex0.0150.0110.025−0.0340.058NS
PH heart failure0.0330.0260.023−0.1900.072NS
PH IHD0.0090.0070.024−0.0410.053NS
Heart rate−0.0170.0000.000−0.0010.001NS
Systolic BP−0.001−1.09×10−50.000−0.0010.001NS
Log NT-proBNP0.0200.0130.020−0.0260.052NS
Haemoglobin−0.0220.0000.001−0.0020.001NS
Pulmonary oedema0.0110.0080.025−0.0400.059NS
Orthopnoea0.0080.0060.023−0.0370.051NS
Oedema0.0470.0360.026−0.0140.087NS
Raised JVP−0.022−0.0160.023−0.0620.026NS
PH COPD0.0450.0560.040−0.0190.140NS
PH hypertension−0.027−0.0200.023−0.0640.026NS
  • Lower and upper CIs refer to 95% CIs.

  • BP, blood pressure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; JVP, jugular venous pressure; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PH, past history; TMAO, trimethylamine N-oxide.