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. 2016 Mar 21;46(2):239–245. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.46.2.239

Table 5. Multivariate linear regression for change in aortic elasticity parameters among adults with and without Celiac disease.

Aortik stiffness β index Elastic modulus Aortik distensibility Aortik strain Aortic DD Aortic SD
Variables β p β p β p β p β p β p
Celiac disease 0.333 0.001 0.126 0.202 -0.041 0.671 0.223 0.017 -0.372 <0.001 -0.348 <0.001
Age (years) -0.010 0.921 0.252 0.014 -0.305 0.003 -0.324 0.001 0.380 <0.001 0.300 0.002
Smoking -0.051 0.587 0.038 0.696 -0.072 0.452 -0.050 0.586 0.114 0.179 0.092 0.304
BMI -0.036 0.714 -0.007 0.943 -0.018 0.863 -0.031 0.751 -0.019 0.835 -0.045 0.639
CRP -0.012 0.897 0.043 0.652 0.018 0.188 0.039 0.669 0.031 0.709 0.028 0.751
N/L ratio -0.015 0.876 -0.101 0.299 0.087 0.365 0.015 0.873 -0.059 0.480 -0.079 0.375
E/Ea ratio 0.037 0.693 0.066 0.493 -0.002 0.982 -0.107 0.241 0.098 0.241 0.065 0.465
LVH presence -0.157 0.088 -0.034 0.717 -0.011 0.908 -0.019 0.828 0.115 0.165 0.129 0.140
LVEF 0.083 0.350 -0.024 0.792 0.083 0.361 0.068 0.436 -0.063 0.430 -0.059 0.484

β: standardized regression coefficient. DD:diastolic diameter, SD:systolic diameter, BMI: body mass index, CRP: C-reactive proteine, N/L: neutrophil/lymphocyte, E: mitral inflow early diastolic velocity, Ea: annular early diastolic velocity, LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction