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. 2012 May 28;21(2):89–94. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1315799

Table 2. Predictors of Survival in Patients with Positive Stress Tests.

Variables Univariate p Value Univariate Hazard Ratio with 95% Confidence Interval Multivariate p Value Multivariate Hazard Ratio with 95% Confidence Interval
Age (years) <0.0001 1.09 (1.07–1.10) <0.0001 1.08 (1.05–1.11)
Significant CAD 0.005 1.51 (1.15–2) 0.001 1.96 (1.30–2.80)
LV ejection fraction (%) 0.007 0.987 (0.978–0.996)
LV end-systolic diameter (cm) 0.0001 1.37 (1.17–1.61)
Ventricular septal thickness (cm) 0.0008 2.0 (1.3–3.1)
PA systolic pressures (mm Hg) <0.0001 1.05 (1.04–1.07)
Resting systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) 0.002 1.011 (1.004–1.019)
Resting pulse pressure (mm Hg <0.0001 1.02 (1.01–1.03)
Stress heart rate (bpm) <0.0001 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.002 0.98 (0.97-0.99)
MET level reached <0.0001 0.87 (0.83–0.91) 0.02 0.91 (0.83–0.99)
Delta heart rate (bpm) <0.0001 0.98 (0.97–0.99)
Delta systolic blood pressures (mm Hg) 0.0001 0.987 (0.981-0.994)

CAD, coronary artery disease; LV, left ventricular; PA, pulmonary artery; bpm, beats per minute; MET, metabolic equivalent.