NPPB and Hypertension: However, after adjustment for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, eGFR, and NT-proBNP, the association between log MPO and increased risk of MACEs and death at 6 months became nonsignificant (HR: 2.34, 95% CI: 0.98–5.61, p = 0.056; HR: 3.08, 95% CI: 0.94–10.06, p = 0.062, respectively) (Supplementary Table S2).