Other notable predictors included CKD (AOR: 2.34; 95% CI: 1.02-5.37; p = 0.044) and elevated NT-proBNP concentrations (AOR: 1.21 per 1,000 pg/mL; 95% CI: 1.07-1.37; p = 0.002). This evidence concerns the gene NPPB and chronic kidney disease.