Table 3.
Factors Univariately Associated With LV Function
| LVEF (per % point) | GLS (per % point) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | P Value | B (SE) | P Value | |
| Age (per year) | −0.03 (0.03) | 0.34 | 0.04 (0.02) | <0.01 |
| Male sex | −3.11 (0.61) | <0.01 | 0.47 (0.29) | 0.11 |
| Body mass index (per kg/m2) | −0.17 (0.07) | <0.05 | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.25 |
| SBP (per mm Hg) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.29 | 0.03 (0.01) | <0.01 |
| DBP (per mm Hg) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.61 | 0.06 (0.02) | <0.01 |
| Hypertension | 0.37 (0.68) | 0.59 | 1.11 (0.32) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.27 (0.69) | 0.70 | 0.86 (0.32) | <0.01 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 0.73 (0.62) | 0.25 | 0.41 (0.29) | 0.17 |
| Smoking history | −1.01 (0.61) | 0.10 | 0.28 (0.29) | 0.33 |
| Current smoking | −0.56 (1.17) | 0.64 | −0.30 (0.55) | 0.59 |
| LV mass index (per g/m2) | −0.04 (0.01) | <0.01 | 0.03 (0.01) | <0.01 |
| Relative wall thickness | 12.61 (3.56) | <0.01 | 3.48 (1.69) | <0.05 |
| Left atrial diameter (per mm/m2) | 0.06 (0.11) | 0.61 | 0.01 (0.05) | 0.83 |
| LV diastolic dysfunction | −1.14 (0.61) | 0.06 | 1.45 (0.28) | <0.01 |
Values in table are parameter estimates (B) and relative standard error (SE). DBP indicates diastolic blood pressure; GLS, global longitudinal strain; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; and SBP, systolic blood pressure.