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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2008 Aug 25;118(10):1011–1020. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.727826

Table 2. Univariable Association with MACE and Mortality of Patients in the STUDY Group.

MACE All-cause Mortality
HR HR 95% CI P value HR HR 95% CI P value
Patient Age (years) 1.00 0.98 1.03 0.81 1.05 1.00 1.09 0.04
Female Gender 0.84 0.42 1.67 0.61 1.08 0.40 2.95 0.88
Body Mass Index > 30 kg/m2 0.66 0.34 1.27 0.22 0.44 0.16 1.19 0.11
Years of Diabetes Diagnosis 0.98 0.94 1.02 0.39 0.99 0.93 1.05 0.70
Hemoglobin A1c (%) 0.87 0.67 1.12 0.27 0.91 0.62 1.33 0.61
Resting Heart Rate > 100 beats/min 0.95 0.29 3.12 0.93 0.75 0.10 5.71 0.78
Hx. of PCI 2.41 1.00 5.81 0.05 2.00 0.58 6.94 0.28
Hx. of CABG 1.43 0.56 3.71 0.46 0.46 0.06 3.49 0.45
Hx. of Hypertension 0.65 0.32 1.29 0.22 0.61 0.23 1.66 0.34
Hx. of Hypercholesterolemia 0.63 0.33 1.23 0.18 0.48 0.19 1.23 0.13
Total Cholesterol Value (mg/dL) 1.00 0.99 1.00 0.32 0.99 0.97 1.00 0.06
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) 1.00 0.97 1.03 0.81 1.01 0.97 1.05 0.62
Total/HDL Cholesterol Ratio 0.83 0.55 1.23 0.34 0.42 0.22 0.81 0.009
Heavy Tobacco Use 1.16 0.58 2.33 0.67 1.94 0.75 5.03 0.17
Family Hx. of CAD 0.57 0.18 1.87 0.35 0.82 0.19 3.59 0.79
Systolic Blood Pressure at Rest (mmHg) 1.00 0.98 1.01 0.55 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.80
UKPDS 5-year Probability of MACE 0.22 0.01 15.53 0.49 7.38 0.06 986.72 0.42
Beta-blocker 0.89 0.47 1.71 0.74 0.87 0.34 2.20 0.76
Calcium Blocker 1.18 0.58 2.39 0.64 0.84 0.27 2.54 0.75
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor 0.75 0.40 1.42 0.37 0.71 0.28 1.81 0.50
Cholesterol Lowering Medication 0.80 0.41 1.54 0.50 0.37 0.15 0.95 0.04
Aspirin 1.20 0.63 2.31 0.57 1.22 0.47 3.16 0.68
Non-sinus rhythm 1.71 0.60 4.91 0.32 1.62 0.37 7.11 0.99
LVH on ECG 1.13 0.27 4.70 0.87 -- -- -- --
Left bundle branch block 1.77 0.62 5.05 0.28 2.31 0.66 8.04 0.19
Right bundle branch block -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
QRS duration (ms) 1.00 0.98 1.02 0.90 1.01 0.98 1.03 0.65
Corrected QT interval (ms) 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.24 0.99 0.97 1.01 0.22
ST depression ≥ 1 mm 1.99 0.82 4.84 0.13 1.72 0.49 5.98 0.40
T inversion in > 2 contiguous leads 1.80 0.89 3.64 0.10 2.10 0.81 5.44 0.12
LV Mass (grams) 1.01 1.00 1.01 0.09 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.23
LVEDD (per mm) 1.00 0.95 1.05 0.91 0.97 0.91 1.04 0.38
LVEDV index (per 10 ml/m2) 1.19 1.05 1.34 0.006 1.02 0.86 1.21 0.79
LVESV index (per 10 ml/m2) 1.18 1.07 1.31 <0.001 1.04 0.89 1.21 0.63
LVEF (per 10%) 0.79 0.65 0.96 0.02 0.96 0.72 1.30 0.81
Resting Wall Motion Abnormality 1.91 0.99 3.67 0.05 1.90 0.75 4.83 0.18
Presence of LGE 3.71 1.93 7.12 <0.001 3.61 1.42 9.19 0.007
LGE (% of LV Mass, per 10%) 1.63 1.12 2.38 0.01 1.60 0.87 2.92 0.13
TEMean 2.04 0.72 5.75 0.18 3.97 1.09 14.48 0.04
TEMax 1.26 0.99 1.61 0.06 1.32 0.96 1.82 0.09
 TEMax (LAD territory) 0.98 0.61 1.56 0.92 1.22 0.76 1.96 0.42
 TEMax (RCA territory) 1.51 1.15 1.98 0.003 1.51 1.08 2.12 0.02
 TEMax (LCx territory) 1.08 0.47 2.47 0.85 1.47 0.44 4.84 0.53
No. of Seg with LGE 1.14 0.96 1.36 0.14 1.26 1.02 1.56 0.03
 No. of Seg with LGE (LAD) 1.11 0.62 2.00 0.73 1.61 0.86 2.99 0.14
 No. of Seg with LGE (RCA) 1.59 1.11 2.29 0.01 1.50 1.03 2.17 0.03
 No. of Seg with LGE (LCx) 1.25 0.65 2.41 0.50 1.67 0.77 3.64 0.20

PCI=Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; CABG=Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; ACE=Angiotensin Converting Enzyme; LVH=Left Ventricular Hypertrophy; TE=Transmural Extent of Late Gadolinium Enhancement; LAD=Left Anterior Descending Artery; RCA=Right Coronary Artery; LCx=Left Circumflex Artery; -- events too low for HR estimation.