Table 3.

Multivariate regression model

Variable	Parameter estimate	Standard error	P value
Proposed model (N = 65)
Age	0.06118	0.02292	0.0098
Male gender	0.3723	0.56221	0.5105
EF	-0.03602	0.02916	0.2217
LVMI	0.01511	0.00949	0.1166
E/A ratio	-1.34914	0.83902	0.1133
DT	0.0064	0.00508	0.2125
Final model after backward elimination
Age	0.0707	0.02242	0.0025
LVMI	0.01901	0.00883	0.0353
E/A ratio	-1.50531	0.77274	0.056

EF = ejection fraction; LVMI = left ventricle mass index; DT = deceleration time