Table 3.

HRs for death/HF as determined by IL-6, MCP-1, and NT-proBNP.¹

		Time since presentation	HR relative to IL-6 ≤6.4 ng/L	95% CI	P value
IL-6	Model 1	6 months	4.59	1.68–12.50	0.003
		2 years	4.35	2.08–9.09	<0.001
		8 years	3.11	1.98–4.88	<0.001
	Model 2	6 months	3.79	1.28–11.19	0.016
		2 years	3.27	1.48–7.20	0.003
		8 years	2.57	1.58–4.19	<0.001
HR relative to MCP-1 ≤156 ng/L
MCP-1	Model 1	6 months	2.65	1.22–5.77	0.014
		2 years	1.92	1.11–3.31	0.019
		8 years	1.58	1.07–2.33	0.023
	Model 2	6 months	2.70	1.23–5.95	0.014
		2 years	2.27	1.28–4.03	0.005
		8 years	1.74	1.17–2.59	0.006
HR relative to NT-proBNP ≤183 ng/L
NT-proBNP	Model 1	6 months	3.45	1.32–9.04	0.012
		2 years	3.87	1.80–8.30	<0.001
		8 years	3.19	1.97–5.17	<0.001
	Model 2	6 months	2.15	0.80–5.73	0.128
		2 years	2.66	1.23–5.78	0.013
		8 years	2.64	1.61–4.33	<0.001