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Table 3 Adjusted and multiple testing-corrected circulating proteins associated with female sex

From: Sex differences in circulating proteins in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

 

Clinical model (AUC 0.82)

Proteins

 

OR (95% CI) for female sex association

p value

OR (95% CI) for female sex association

p value

Heart rate, per 10 bpm increase

1.22 (1.00–1.48)

0.049

  

Total cholesterol, per 10 mg/dL increase

1.13 (1.03–1.02)

0.010

  

Smoking status

    

 Never

Ref.

  

 Former

0.21 (0.12–0.36)

< 0.001

  

 Current

0.33 (0.14–0.80)

0.014

  

CAD

0.36 (0.21–0.62)

< 0.001

  

Previous HF hospitalization

0.47 (0.27–0.82)

0.008

  

Hb, per 1 g/dL increase

0.69 (0.57–0.82)

< 0.001

  

Higher expression in females vs. males

    

 IL1RL2

  

4.13 (2.22–7.68)

< 0.001

 LPL

  

4.08 (2.44–6.82)

< 0.001

 LHB

  

3.15 (2.20–4.52)

< 0.001

 IGFBP3

  

2.83 (1.74–4.58)

< 0.001

 PLIN1

  

2.44 (1.62–3.66)

< 0.001

 Ep-CAM

  

1.87 (1.41–2.48)

< 0.001

Less expression in females vs. males

    

 NRP1

  

0.05 (0.01–0.19)

< 0.001

 MMP-3

  

0.22 (0.14–0.35)

< 0.001

 ACE2

  

0.41 (0.28–0.61)

< 0.001

  1. Each OR unit increase represents doubling in the NPX values
  2. Legend: eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, AUC area under the curve, bpm beats per minute, CAD coronary artery disease, HF heart failure, Hb hemoglobin, IGFBP3 insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3, NRP1 neuropilin 1, IL1RL2 interleukin-1 receptor-like 2, LPL lipoprotein lipase, ACE2 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, Ep_CAM epithelial cell adhesion molecule, CA14 carbonic anhydrase 14, PLIN1 perilipin-1, LHB lutropin subunit beta