Table 3.
—Results of Multivariate Analysisa of Sex-Specific RHC, MRI, and Other Treatment Outcome Parameter Changes Compared With Baseline
Parameter | Difference for Men vs Women in Follow-up Measure After Adjustment for Baseline and Confounders | 95% CI | P Value |
NT-proBNP, ng/L | +1,385 | +482 to +2,288 | < .01 |
6MWD, m | −70 | −127 to −12 | .02 |
Creatinine, mmol/L | +14 | +3 to +25 | .01 |
GFR, mL/min | −6 | −13 to 0 | .05 |
WHO FC | +1.9 | +0.9 to +3.0 | < .001 |
Heart rate, beats/min | +5 | −7 to +17 | .42 |
RAP, mm Hg | +2 | −1 to +6 | .25 |
mean PAP, mm Hg | +2 | −8 to +11 | .73 |
CO, L/min | +0.0 | −1 to +1 | .99 |
Stroke volume, mL | −7 | −24 to +11 | .45 |
PVR, dyn × s × cm5 | −35 | −337 to +267 | .82 |
RVEF, % | −7.2 | −13 to −1 | .02 |
RVEDV, mL | −0.4 | −19 to +18 | .97 |
RVESV, mL | +5.2 | −13 to +23 | .58 |
RVSV, mL | −9.5 | −19 to 0 | .04 |
RV mass, g | +3.8 | −13 to +21 | .67 |
RV mass/RVEDV, g/mL | +0.09 | −0.05 to +0.24 | .22 |
Multivariate analysis results corrected for potential confounding by age, weight, height, number of comorbidities, baseline RVEF, GFR, PVR, WHO FC, and type of PAH-specific medical therapy initiated. See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviations.