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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jun 16;65(23):2511–2522. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.04.013

Table 3.

Association between metabolic syndrome and systolic and diastolic echocardiography abnormalities in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

3D Echo <50% Abnormal global Longitudinal Strain Abnormal Global Circumferential strain Diastolic Grade 1-3 Abnormal Septal e’ Abnormal Left Atrial Volume
RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
Metabolic Syndrome
Yes 1.07 0.74 - 1.53 1.94 1.66 - 2.28 1.02 0.84 - 1.24 1.68 1.39 - 2.03 1.65 1.35 - 2.02 1.41 1.14 - 1.74
No 1 1 1 1 1 1
Abdominal Obesity
Yes 1.34 0.99 - 1.82 1.73 1.48 - 2.01 1.1 0.92 - 1.32 1.69 1.39 - 2.06 1.49 1.23 - 1.82 1.83 1.53 - 2.19
No 1 1 1 1 1 1
Triglycerides ≄150 mg/dl
Yes 1.01 0.70 - 1.44 1.65 1.40 - 1.95 1.01 0.82 - 1.23 1.44 1.17 - 1.78 1.35 1.07 - 1.70 1.03 0.79 - 1.33
No 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low HDL Cholesterol
Yes 1.01 0.74 - 1.38 1.4 1.23 - 1.59 0.92 0.78 - 1.08 1.36 1.14 - 1.62 1.20 0.97 - 1.47 1.20 0.98 - 1.47
No 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hypertension
Yes 1.44 1.22 - 1.70 1.48 1.33 - 1.65 1.04 0.92 - 1.18 1.39 1.22 - 1.58 1.34 1.17 - 1.55 1.30 1.13 - 1.49
No 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fasting Glucose ≄100 mg/dl
Yes 1.02 0.75 - 1.39 1.37 1.19 - 1.59 1.06 0.89 - 1.25 1.42 1.18 - 1.70 1.47 1.22 - 1.77 1.00 0.81 - 1.25
No 1 1 1 1 1 1

Adjusted for current age, age at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, sex, chest RT and anthracycline exposure