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. 2015 May 15;10(5):e0127044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127044

Table 2. CV and all-cause mortality rates according to LV function.

Event Rate per 100 Person-Years (95%CI)
Preserved GLS Impaired GLS IRR, p value PreservedEF Impaired EF IRR, p Value
All-cause mortality 5.6(3.8–8.1) 9.0(7.3–11.2) 1.6(1.0–2.6),0.01 7.4(5.3–10.3) 8.1(6.5–10.1) 1.0(0.7–1.7),0.3
CV mortality 1.4(0.7–3.0) 4.1(3.0–5.7) 2.9(1.3–7.6),0.003 2.7(1.5–4.6) 3.5(2.5–4.9) 0.2(0.7–2.7),0.2

CV = cardiovascular; GLS = global longitudinal strain; EF = ejection fraction; IRR = incidence rate ratio