A novel nutritional index as a predictor of mortality in dilated cardiomyopathy: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has associated nutritional status with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of a novel nutritional index, triglycerides × total cholesterol × body weight index (TCBI), in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Methods

This retrospective cohort study enrolled 445 patients with DCM. The median follow-up period was 2.8 years, and the primary endpoint was all-cause death.

Results

During follow-up, the all-cause mortality was observed in 135 out of 445 patients (30.3%). In Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, the third TCBI tertile had a lower mortality risk (T3 vs. T2 vs. T1: 16.9% vs. 35.1% vs. 38.9%; log-rank P < 0.001). In the multivariable Cox regression an

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783563 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature