Table 4

Multivariate Cox regression analysis for mortality during follow-up

	Univariate		Multivariate
	Univariate		Model with hs-cTnT		Model with cTnT
	HR (95% CI)	p Value	HR (95% CI)	p Value	HR (95% CI)	p Value
Age (years)	1.09 (1.06 to 1.13)	<0.001	1.08 (1.04 to 1.12)	<0.001	1.06 (1.03 to 1.10)	0.001
Gender	1.02 (0.50 to 2.07)	0.97
Diabetes mellitus	1.72 (0.92 to 3.20)	0.09
Previous stroke	3.63 (1.73 to 7.60)	0.001
Heart rate	1.03 (1.02 to 1.04)	0.001	1.03 (1.02 to 1.04)	<0.001	1.02 (1.01 to 1.04)	0.001
Systolic blood pressure	0.98 (0.96 to 0.99)	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure	0.95 (0.93 to 0.97)	<0.001	0.95 (0.93 to 0.97)	<0.001	0.95 (0.93 to 0.97)	<0.001
Body mass index	0.90 (0.83 to 0.98)	0.02
Glomerular filtration rate	0.98 (0.97 to 0.99)	0.001	1.02 (1.00 to 1.03)	0.05	1.02 (1.00 to 1.03)	0.03
hs-cTnT >0.014 μg/l	6.33 (2.66 to 15.04)	<0.001
cTnT >0.01 μg/l	5.45 (2.93 to 10.15)	<0.001			2.40 (1.15 to 4.99)	0.02
Copeptin >14 pmol/l	5.42 (2.40 to 12.22)	<0.001	4.63 (1.83 to 11.71)	0.001	4.18 (1.64 to 10.61)	0.003

cTnT, cardiac troponin T; hs-cTnT, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T.