. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2010 Jun;159(6):1081–1088. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.024

Table 3.

Multivariate linear regression assessing the association between LV relaxation (Em) and nonpulsatile load parameters.

	cDBP^†			cMAP^†

Variable	Beta Coefficient	p-value	partial r²	Beta Coefficient	p-value	partial r²

Age	−0.58	<0.001	0.42	−0.54	<0.001	0.42
LVMI	−0.18	<0.001	0.03	−0.18	<0.001	0.03
DM	−0.14	0.001	0.02	−0.14	0.001	0.02
*Hemodynamic Load* *Parameter*^†	−*0.19*	<*0.001^	*0.06*	−*0.18*	*0.005^	*0.05*

Each hemodynamic load parameter was entered into a multivariate linear regression that included the following covariates: age, sex, BMI, creatinine, LV mass index, history of diabetes, smoking, and hypertension.

P-value adjusted for multiple comparisons using a Bonferroni adjustment

Abbreviations: LVMI, left ventricular mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus.