Table 3: The total direct and indirect effect of mediation analysis on factors affecting serum NT-pro BNP level.

Note: Bootstrap approach for mediation analysis; 2000 resampling.

a^*b: Indirect effect; BMI: Body mass index; c: Direct effect; c': Total effect; CI: Confidence interval; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HR: Heart rate; Hb: Hemoglobin; LVEF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; NYHA Fc: New York Heart Association Functional Classification