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. 2013 Feb 5;11(4):123–129. doi: 10.1007/s12574-013-0168-y

Table 5.

Multiple linear regression analysis between echocardiographic findings and clinical characteristics

Variables LAVI LVDdI LVMI
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
R p value R p value R p value R p value R p value R p value
Age −0.05 0.72 −0.07 0.37 −0.14 0.29 −0.06 0.68 0.01 0.94 0.04 0.77
Female sex 0.05 0.76 0.01 0.58 −0.19 0.24 0.15 0.44 −0.10 0.51 0.07 0.72
sBP 0.14 0.32 0.14 0.34 0.07 0.57 0.08 0.62 0.20 0.11 0.23 0.11
BMI 0.30 0.08 0.21 0.23 0.12 0.47 0.22 0.25 0.08 0.6 −0.02 0.92
Duration of hypertension 0.34 0.02 0.41 0.01 0.28 <0.05 0.23 0.17 0.12 0.34 0.23 0.12
Diagnosis of APA 0.45 <0.01 0.44 <0.01 0.58 <0.01
Log PAC 0.32 0.04 0.29 0.07 0.33 0.03

Left atrial volume index (LAVI) (ml/m2) = left atrial volume (ml)/BSA (m2), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter index (LVDdI) = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (cm)/BSA (m2), left ventricular mass index (LVMI) = left ventricular mass (g)/BSA (m2)