Serum VEGF: Diagnostic Value of Acute Coronary Syndrome from Stable Angina Pectoris and Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Disease

Table 3

Multivariable Cox regression analysis for predicting cardiovascular adverse events.

Variables	Univariable			Multivariable
	HR	95% CI	value	HR	95% CI	value
Male	0.899	0.495–1.633	0.727
Age	0.983	0.949–1.018	0.339
Hypertension	2.831	1.318–6.080	0.008	2.435	1.130–5.248	0.023
Diabetes mellitus	1.403	0.695–2.833	0.345
Smoking	0.654	0.360–1.187	0.162
LVEF	0.954	0.914–0.996	0.033	0.956	0.914–1.000	0.048
CK-MB	0.996	0.980–1.011	0.591
Creatinine	1.010	0.979–1.042	0.537
LDL-c	0.049	0.000–1387212.1	0.762
PCI	0.619	0.345–1.110	0.107
Gensini score	1.006	1.002–1.009	0.001	1.006	1.002–1.009	0.002
Low VEGF	0.522	0.284–0.962	0.037	0.531	0.286–0.985	0.048

Variables were brought into multivariable analysis (). HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval. ; . LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.