. 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 5.

Multivariate linear regression assessing the association between LV filling pressure (E/Em) and the individual components of central aortic pulse pressure

	Individual Components of Central Aortic Pulse Pressure
	NRPP**			cAP**			Compliance**

	Beta Coeff.	p- value^*	partial r²	Beta Coeff.	p- value^*	partial r²	Beta Coeff.	p- value^*	partial r²

BMI	0..25	<0.001	0.05	0.29	0.003	0.10	0.34	<0.001	0.10
Age	0.25	<0.001	0.05	0.20	<0.001	0.15	0.29	<0.001	0.15
Male	−0.16	0.001	0.03	-	-		-	-	-
*Hemodynamic* *Load Parameter***	*0.29*	<*0.001*⁺	*0.20*	*0.27*	*0.003*⁺	*0.04*	−*0.20*	*0.03*⁺	*0.03*
Diabetes Mellitus	-	-	-	0.12	0.03	0.01	-

Each hemodynamic load parameter was entered individually 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 method.