A binomial logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, HbA1c, LDL-C, lipid-lowering therapy, hs-CRP, the presence of hypertension, Troponin I and NT-proBNP revealed that higher SDC4 is independently associated with increased odds of developing a MACE (for 10 pg/ml of SDC4 increase, OR: 1.08, 95% CI 1.02–1.56; Table 4). Here, NPPB is linked to Hypertension.