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. 2013 Dec 5;145(6):1230–1236. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-1291

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
a

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.