In multivariable analyses , adjusting for left ventricular ejection fraction , NYHA class , age , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , sex , intermittent claudication , heart rate , estimated glomerular filtration rate , apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-@ ratio , amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide , high-sensitivity C-reactive protein , and hs-cTnT ( both dichotomized according to the @th percentile and as a continuous variable ) was associated with all end points ( primary end point : hazard ratio , @ and @ , respectively , per SD change ; P < @ ; all other end points : hazard ratio , @-@ @ ) .