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Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Feb 26;61(8):863–869. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.053

Table 3. Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Maintenance (vs. Loss) of ER Among Participants With ER at Baseline.

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Year 0 to 7 (n = 889) Multivariable adjusted^*
Black race	1.60 (1.19–2.12)
Female	0.47 (0.28–0.79)
Body mass index, kg/m²	0.63 (0.50–0.79)
Heart rate, beats/min	1.23 (1.03–1.47)
QRS duration, ms	1.25 (1.09–1.44)

Year 0 to 20 (n = 591) Multivariable adjusted^*
Age, yrs	1.29 (1.01–1.65)
Black race	2.64 (1.65–4.23)
Body mass index, kg/m²	0.57 (0.37–0.87)
Triglycerides, mg/dl	0.66 (0.45–0.97)
QRS duration, ms	1.64 (1.34–2.01)
LVDD (echocardiography), cm	0.76 (0.59–0.98)

All findings in the table were statistically significant.

Stepwise logistic regression analysis (p < 0.10) with inclusion of any covariate having a significant univariate test (fewer predictors were used in the stepwise analysis).

Abbreviations as in Table 1.