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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2012 Jul 7;164(2):251–258. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.010

Table 3.

Predictors of definite myocardial functional deterioration and ΔEcc after adjustment for baseline Ecc.

Definite Deterioration Group ΔEcc

Variables OR 95% CI P B 95% CI P
Age, per y 1.01 0.10, 1.03 0.38 0.005 −0.02, 0.03 0.65
Male 1.63 1.06, 2.52 0.03 0.70 0.32, 1.08 <0.001
Body mass index, per kg/m2 1.02 0.97, 1.06 0.52 0.003 −0.04, 0.04 0.90
Systolic blood pressure, per mmHg 1.01 0.99, 1.02 0.12 0.002 −0.008, 0.01 0.74
Diastolic blood pressure, per mmHg 1.02 0.99, 1.04 0.18 0.02 0.005, 0.04 0.01
Hypertension 1.30 0.84, 2.00 0.24 0.04 −0.34, 0.42 0.84
Diabetes 1.41 0.73, 2.72 0.30 0.31 −0.27, 0.89 0.29
Current smoking 2.11 1.52, 2.91 <0.001 1.35 0.73, 1.97 <0.001
Statin use 1.32 0.77, 2.26 0.32 0.20 −0.29, 0.69 0.42
Aspirin use 1.42 0.86, 2.35 0.17 0.07 −0.38, 0.51 0.77
Beta-blocker use 1.52 0.79, 2.93 0.21 0.26 −0.38, 0.89 0.43
ACE inhibitor use 0.76 0.45, 1.80 0.76 −0.25 −0.81, 0.31 0.38
ARB use 1.54 0.66, 3.62 0.32 0.21 −0.60, 1.03 0.61
Urine albumin/creatinine, per mg/g 1.00 0.99, 1.01 0.51 −0.001 −0.006, 0.003 0.57
LV mass index, per 1 g/m2 1.02 1.01, 1.04 0.002 0.03 −0.87, −0.72 <0.001
LV ejection fraction, per 1% 1.00 0.95, 1.02 0.46 −0.05 −0.08, −0.03 <0.001
Presence of coronary calcium 1.32 0.86, 2.03 0.21 0.21 −0.17, 0.58 0.28
CRP, per 1mg/dL 1.07 1.04, 1.11 <0.001 0.06 0.03, 0.097 0.001

See abbreviations in table 2