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Table 6 Predictors of outcome in the whole follow-up perspective

From: Predictive value of chest HRCT for survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

 

DEATH or LTX in in the whole follow-up perspective

Univariate

Multivariate

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Male gender

2.11 (1.29–3.45)

0.003

  

Cigarette smoking

1.63 (1.01–2.64)

0.045

  

WHO FC 3–4

1.92 (1.21–3.06)

0.006

  

6MWD [m]

0.9977 ( 0.9957–0.9997)

0.026

  

SpO2 [%]

0.91 (0.87–0.96)

0.0003

  

6MWT ΔSpO2

1.04 (1.01–1.06)

0.009

  

DLCO [%pred]

0.97 (0.96–0.99)

0.0001

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.002

NT-proBNP[pg/ml]

1.0002 (1.0001–1.0004)

0.0002

  

RAPm [mmHg]

1.07 (1.02–1.12)

0.003

  

CO [l/min]

0.77 (0.62–0.97)

0.026

  

CI [l/min/m2]

0.59 (0.40–0.89)

0.01

  

Svo2 [%]

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

0.013

  

Non-responder

3.18 (1.51–6.69)

0.002

  

Number of low-risk factors

0.76 (0.66–0.88)

0.0002

  

Intermediate/high risk group

4.15 (2.05–8.37)

0.00007

3.84 (1.71–8.59)

0.001

  1. WHO FC, World Health Organisation functional class; 6MWD, 6-min walking test distance; SpO2, blood oxygen saturation; 6MWT ΔSpO2, change of blood oxygen saturation during 6-min walking test; DLCO, diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; RAPm, mean right atrial pressure; CO, cardiac output; CI, cardiac index; SvO2, mixed venous blood oxygen saturation