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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Dec 13;68(23):2525–2536. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.942

Table 5.

Univariate and Multivariate Associations of Cpc-PH in PH-LHD.

Variable Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Age- and Sex-Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
P Value

Age (yrs) 0.97 (0.96–0.98) 0.97 (0.96–0.98) <0.001

Female sex 1.27 (1.01–1.60) 1.27 (1.01–1.61) 0.043

BMI (kg/m2) 1.02 (1.00–1.03) 1.01 (0.997–1.03) 0.39

Comorbidities
  Hypertension 0.75 (0.56–1.00) 0.84 (0.62–1.14) 0.27
  Heart failure 1.06 (0.83–1.35) 1.08 (0.84–1.38) 0.55
  Diabetes mellitus 0.97 (0.77–1.22) 1.00 (0.79–1.26) 0.98
  Obesity 1.28 (1.02–1.62) 1.13 (090–1.44) 0.30
  CAD 0.46 (0.36–0.60) 0.59 (0.45–0.77) <0.001
  COPD 1.24 (0.90–1.70) 1.48 (1.07–2.05) 0.017
  Anemia 0.69 (0.55–0.87) 0.76 (0.60–0.96) 0.021

Medications
  CCB 0.89 (0.64–1.22) 0.91 (0.66–1.27) 0.60
  Diuretic agents 0.93 (0.72–1.20) 0.99 (0.76–1.29) 0.96
  Βeta-blockers 0.71 (0.56–0.89) 0.72 (0.57–0.91) 0.007
  ACE inhibitors 0.74 (0.57–0.96) 0.71 (0.54–0.93) 0.013
  ARB 1.13 (0.81–1.56) 1.27 (0.91–1.77) 0.17
  Endothelin blockers 7.06 (2.76–18.05) 5.10 (1.96–13.25) 0.001
  PDE5 inhibitors 3.37 (1.87–6.06) 3.07 (1.69–5.58) < 0.001
  Prostacyclins 9.62 (3.89–23.31) 6.99 (2.79–17.52) < 0.001

Labs
  BNP (pg/ml) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.185
  HbA1c (%) 1.07 (0.99–1.15) 1.06 (0.98–1.15) 0.15
  GFR (per 10 ml/min/1.73 m2) 1.04 (1.01–1.08) 1.00 (1.0–1.04) 0.89
  Hemoglobin (g/dl) 1.15 (1.09–1.21) 1.15 (1.09–1.22) <0.001

Hemodynamics
  Heart rate (beats/min) 1.01(1.01–1.02) 1.01 1.00–1.02) 0.007
  Systolic BP mm Hg) 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 1.01(1.00–1.01) 0.008
  Diastolic BP (mm Hg) 1.03 (1.02–1.04) 1.02 (1.02–1.03) < 0.001
  Mean RA pressure (mm Hg) 1.05 (1.03–1.07) 1.05 (1.03–1.06 < 0.001
  Systolic PA pressure (mm Hg) 1.06 (1.05–1.07) 1.06 (1.05–1.07) < 0.001
  Diastolic PA pressure (mm Hg) 1.24 (1.21–1.26) 1.23 (1.20–1.26) <0.001
  Mean PA pressure (mm Hg) 1.14 (1.12–1.15) 1.13 (1.11–1.15) < 0.001
  PAWP (mm Hg) 0.93 (0.91–0.95) 0.92 (0.90–0.94) < 0.001
  PVR (Wood units) 1.96 (1.81–2.12) 1.99 (1.83–2.16) < 0.001
  Cardiac index (l/min/m2) 0.80 (0.70–0.91) 0.81 (0.71–.93) 0.002
  Stroke volume (ml) 0.99 (0.99–0.99) 0.99 (0.99–1.0) < 0.001
  PA oxygen saturation (%) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) < 0.001
  Capacitance (ml/mm Hg) 0.83 (0.77–0.90) 0.83 (0.77–0.90) < 0.001
  RC time (0.1 s) 3.82 (2.24–6.54) 3.78 (2.19–6.52) <0.00

Echocardiography
  LVEDD (cm) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.001
  LVESD (cm) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.03
  LV posterior wall (cm) 0.94 (0.89–0.99) 0.96 (0.92–1.02) 0.18
  LV mass index (g/m2) 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 1.0 (0.99–1.00) 0.03
  LV ejection fraction (%) 1.00 (1.00–1.01) 1.01 (1.00–1.01) 0.059
  Left atrial enlargement 0.65 (0.50–0.85) 0.75 (0.56–0.99) 0.043
  LVH 0.89 (0.69–1.16) 1.04 (0.80–1.36) 0.75

CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PH-LHD = pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease. Other abbreviations as in Tables 13.