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. 2016 Mar 3;18:12. doi: 10.1186/s12968-016-0230-9

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