Table 4.

Results of stepwise multivariable regression analysis

Independent variables	Model 1		Model 2
	β	p	β	p
Dependent variable: Peak filling rate (mL/s) (log)
Age	−0.406	<0.001	−0.379	<0.001
Waist circumference (log)	−0.157	0.219	−0.164	0.214
Body mass index (log)	−0.126	0.303	−0.138	0.257
Systolic blood pressure	−0.074	0.521	−0.075	0.525
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.088	0.440	−0.089	0.442
Myocardial triglyceride content (log)	−0.024	0.830	0.002	0.989
Epicardial fat (log)	−0.318	0.002	-	-
Pericardial fat (log)	-	-	−0.316	0.003
Adjusted R2	0.317	<0.001	0.310	<0.001
Dependent variable: Peak filling rate/LV end-diastolic volume (log)
Age	−0.276	0.018	−0.256	0.027
Waist circumference (log)	−0.140	0.316	−0.161	0.266
Body mass index (log)	−0.099	0.461	−0.122	0.360
Systolic blood pressure	−0.003	0.981	−0.009	0.944
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.035	0.781	−0.042	0.740
Myocardial triglyceride content (log)	−0.019	0.878	−0.002	0.989
Epicardial fat (log)	−0.303	0.007	-	-
Pericardial fat (log)	-	-	−0.287	0.013
Adjusted R2	0.192	<0.001	0.178	<0.001
Dependent variable: LV early diastole (%)
Age	−0.445	<0.001	−0.422	<0.001
Waist circumference (log)	−0.375	<0.001	−0.204	0.082
Body mass index (log)	0.235	0.296	−0.107	0.328
Systolic blood pressure	0.009	0.934	−0.015	0.887
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.131	0.243	−0.154	0.132
Myocardial triglyceride content (log)	−0.087	0.442	−0.105	0.318
Epicardial fat (log)	0.015	0.897	-	-
Pericardial fat (log)	-	-	−0.405	<0.001
Adjusted R2	0.432	<0.001	0.451	<0.001

Epicardial fat is an independent variable in Model 1 and pericardial fat in Model 2. β = regression coefficient.