Table 5.

 Predictors of children with DCM requiring hospitalisation

Variable	Hospitalised (n = 30)	Not hospitalised (n = 24)	p Value
Ventricular function
LV Tei index	0.54 (0.44–0.79)	0.43 (0.41–0.68)	0.16
RV Tei index	0.61 (0.13)	0.51 (0.13)	0.08
LVEF (%)	26 (15–34)	38 (34–39)	<0.001
RVFAC (%)	30 (9)	34 (10)	0.06
TD measurements
Mitral lateral Ea (cm/s)	10.6 (3.9)	13.4 (4.5)	0.02
Mitral lateral Aa (cm/s)	5.3 (2.2)	5.6 (1.4)	0.55
Mitral lateral Sa (cm/s)	6.2 (4.9–8.1)	7.3 (4.8–8.7)	0.67
Mitral septal Ea (cm/s)	7.5 (6.2–9.2)	9.4 (7.3–11.9)	0.05
Mitral septal Aa (cm/s)	4.5 (3.8–6.8)	6.2 (4.4–7.4)	0.17
Mitral septal Sa (cm/s)	5.1 (4.1–6.8)	5.4 (4.7–7.7)	0.14
Tricuspid lateral Ea (cm/s)	11.2 (3.9)	13.8 (4.1)	0.04
Tricuspid lateral Aa (cm/s)	8.7 (2.7)	9.9 (2.5)	0.13
Tricuspid lateral Sa (cm/s)	10.9 (8.2–12.8)	11.6 (9.4–14.6)	0.37

Data presented as median (25th–75th centile) or as mean (SD) where appropriate.