Table 6.

Multivariate analysis variables independently associated with global LV strain

	Coefficient (ß)	95 % CI for ß	t-value	p-value
Sepsis or trauma	2.8	0.64–4.96	2.59	0.012
Systolic arterial pressure	−0.013	−0.07–0.04	−0.456	0.650
End-diastolic volume	−0.007	−0.04–0.03	−0.395	0.694
Heart rate	−0.056	−0.09–(−0.02)	−2.718	0.009