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. 2014 Jun 25;9(6):e100569. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100569

Table 1. Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis of determinants of eccentricity.

Using absolute echocardiographic measurement Indexed to BSA Indexed to height
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age 0.78 (0.70–0.86) <0.001 0.82 (0.76–0.88) <0.001 0.81 (0.75–0.87) <0.001
Female 1.87 (0.29–12.10) 0.51 1.27 (0.23–6.98) 0.78 1.38 (0.25–7.60) 0.71
Height 0.98 (0.90–1.07) 0.62 1.01 (0.93–1.10) 0.83 1.00 (0.93–1.08) 0.96
ARD 1.19 (1.03–1.36) 0.02 1.22 (1.00–1.49) 0.048 1.26 (1.04–1.53) 0.02
LA dimension 0.99 (0.91–1.07) 0.75 0.98 (0.86–1.12) 0.78 1.00 (0.88–1.12) 0.94
Hypertension 0.40 (0.12–1.37) 0.15 0.44 (0.14–1.34) 0.15 0.40 (0.13–1.24) 0.11
Diabetes mellitus 0.70 (0.07–7.23) 0.77 0.60 (0.06–5.69) 0.66 0.61 (0.06–5.86) 0.67
Hyperlipidemia 0.44 (0.10–2.02) 0.29 0.51 (0.13–2.05) 0.34 0.48 (0.12–1.95) 0.30
Former or current smoking 1.97 (0.34–11.46) 0.45 1.65 (0.33–8.26) 0.54 1.90 (0.39–9.28) 0.43
History of stroke or CAD* 0.34 (0.05–2.29) 0.27 0.41 (0.07–2.37) 0.32 0.38 (0.06–2.32) 0.29

*Patients with ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or coronary artery disease (angina pectoris or myocardial infarction) were included.

BSA: body surface area; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; CAD: coronary artery disease; ARD: aortic root dimension; LA: left atrial.