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Table 2 Correlation analysis between malnutrition indices indices with established markers of PAH severity

From: Effects of malnutrition on disease severity and adverse outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a retrospective cohort study

 

GNRI

PNI

CONUT

Coefficient (r)

P value

Coefficient (r)

P value

Coefficient (r)

P value

WHO-FC

− 0.135

0.029

− 0.152

0.014

0.156

0.012

6MWD

0.132

0.033

0.184

0.003

− 0.235

 < 0.001

ln (NT-proBNP)

− 0.260

 < 0.001

− 0.197

0.001

0.215

 < 0.001

Pericardial effusion

− 0.131

0.034

− 0.154

0.013

0.100

0.106

RAP

− 0.120

0.053

− 0.214

 < 0.001

0.248

 < 0.001

mPAP

− 0.068

0.158

0.038

0.427

0.056

0.245

Cardiac index

0.071

0.253

0.083

0.180

− 0.025

0.683

SVI

0.065

0.297

0.055

0.378

− 0.080

0.196

SVO2

0.149

0.016

0.164

0.008

− 0.167

0.007

PVR

− 0.145

0.003

− 0.025

0.602

0.082

0.088

  1. CONUT controlling nutritional status, GNRI geriatric nutritional risk index, ln logarithmically transformed, mPAP mean pulmonary arterial pressure, 6MWD 6-min walking distance, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, PAH pulmonary arterial hypertension, PNI prognostic nutritional index, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, RAP right atrial pressure, SVO2 mixed venous oxygen saturation, SVI stroke volume index, WHO-FC World Health Organization functional class
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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