Table 3.
A. Summary of multivariate regression analyses of systolic and diastolic areas, systolic and diastolic mean diameters and distension, in the main, right, and left pulmonary arteries of the male cohort. (ns = not significant) B. Summary of multivariate regression analyses of systolic and diastolic areas, systolic and diastolic mean diameters and distension, in the main, right, and left pulmonary arteries of the female cohort. (ns = not significant)
| A. Male | |||||||
| BSA | Age | ||||||
| R2 | Constant | Slope | Significance | Slope | significance | ||
| MPA | Systolic area | 0.14 | 1.03 | 2.46 | p<0.01 | - | ns |
| Systolic diameter (mean) | 0.15 | 1.58 | 0.59 | p<0.01 | - | ns | |
| Diastolic area | 0.31 | −1.35 | 2.44 | p<0.001 | 0.01 | p<0.05 | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | 0.27 | 8.30 | 6.50 | p<0.001 | 0.04 | p<0.05 | |
| Distension | 0.54 | 133.07 | −28.49 | p<0.01 | −0.69 | p<0.001 | |
| RPA | Systolic area | 0.41 | −2.52 | 2.21 | p<0.001 | 0.03 | p<0.001 |
| Systolic diameter | 0.40 | −0.20 | 0.71 | p<0.001 | 0.01 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic area | 0.52 | −2.51 | 1.69 | p<0.001 | 0.03 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | 0.52 | −1.24 | 6.44 | p<0.001 | 0.10 | p<0.001 | |
| Distension | 0.33 | 78.60 | - | Ns | −0.57 | p<0.001 | |
| LPA | Systolic area | 0.56 | −2.15 | 2.00 | p<0.001 | 0.03 | p<0.001 |
| Systolic diameter (mean) | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.60 | p<0.001 | 0.01 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic area | 0.53 | −2.11 | 1.61 | p<0.001 | 0.03 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | 0.56 | 1.32 | 5.73 | p<0.001 | 0.10 | p<0.001 | |
| Distension | 0.15 | 46.95 | - | ns | −0.23 | p<0.01 | |
| B. Female | |||||||
| MPA | Systolic area | 0.13 | 2.34 | 2.06 | p<0.05 | −0.02 | p<0.05 |
| Systolic diameter (mean) | 0.14 | 1.94 | 0.48 | p<0.05 | −0.01 | p<0.05 | |
| Diastolic area | - | - | - | ns | - | ns | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | - | - | - | ns | - | ns | |
| Distension | 0.40 | 71.28 | - | ns | −0.60 | p<0.001 | |
| RPA | Systolic area | 0.24 | −1.38 | 1.87 | p<0.01 | 0.02 | p<0.01 |
| Systolic diameter (mean) | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.64 | p<0.01 | 0.01 | p<0.01 | |
| Diastolic area | 0.26 | −1.21 | 1.34 | p<0.05 | 0.01 | p<0.05 | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | 0.27 | 1.96 | 5.99 | p<0.01 | 0.05 | p<0.001 | |
| Distension | 0.12 | 62.7 | - | ns | −0.30 | p<0.01 | |
| LPA | Systolic area | 0.30 | −0.70 | 1.51 | p<0.05 | 0.18 | p<0.001 |
| Systolic diameter (mean) | 0.32 | 0.69 | 0.50 | p<0.01 | 0.01 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic area | 0.27 | −0.25 | - | ns | 0.02 | p<0.001 | |
| Diastolic diameter (mean) | 0.30 | 6.426 | 3.9 | p<0.05 | 0.06 | p<0.001 | |
| Distension | - | - | - | ns | - | ns | |