Table 3 Analysis of candidate predictors of death or heart transplantation in the study population.
| Variables at presentation | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p Value | HR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| NYHA class III–IV | 5.8 (2.0 to 17.0) | 0.001 | 10.9 (2.8 to 41.6) | 0.0001 |
| Sustained ventricular arrhythmias | 6.1 (1.6 to 23.1) | 0.008 | 10.1 (2.1 to 47.4) | 0.004 |
| Left atrial size (cm) | 2.5 (1.5 to 4.4) | 0.001 | 3.7 (1.8 to 7.6) | 0.0001 |
| Non‐symptom‐based diagnosis | 0.1 (0.01 to 2.4) | 0.04 | ||
| Restrictive pattern | 2.7 (0.9 to 7.9) | 0.06 | ||
| LV ejection fraction | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) | 0.08 | ||
| Permanent atrial fibrillation | 3.3 (0.7 to 15.2) | 0.12 | ||
| Left bundle branch block | 0.50 (0.1 to 1.6) | 0.24 | ||
| Syncope | 1.9 (0.5 to 7.2) | 0.30 | ||
| Age at first evaluation | 1.06 (0.98 to 1.05) | 0.34 | ||
| Age at initial diagnosis of myocardial disease | 1.007 (0.98 to 1.04) | 0.60 | ||
| Male sex | 1.5 (0.5 to 4.9) | 0.44 | ||
| Number of non‐compacted segments >5 | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.9) | 0.60 | ||
HR, hazard ratio; LV, left ventricular; NYHA, New York Heart Association.