Table 2. Linear regression (stepwise mode) analysis for the predictors of Galectin-3 values.

	Univariate analysis B-coefficient (95% CI); p value	Multivariate analysis B-coefficient (95% CI); p value
Age	0.11 (0.02–0.21); 0.023	0.140
Gender, male	2.75 (0.65–4.85); 0.011	2.88 (0.81–4.95); 0.007
Left atrial volume	0.10 (−0.10–0.21); 0.073	0.127
Previous cardiac disease	−2.56 (−4.67 to −0.45); 0.018	−2.19 (−4.31 to −0.07); 0.044
Diabetes mellitus	2.37 (0.58–4.17); 0.010	2.08 (0.29–3.87); 0.024
Hypertension	2.66 (0.69–4.63); 0.009	0.050
NYHA scale	1.01 (0.−0.35–2.37); 0.144	0.151
Smoking habit	−0.013 (−2.20–2.18); 0.991
CrCl	−1.06 (−5.84–3.72); 0.660
Dyslipidaemia	0.69 (−1.30–2.67); 0.494

NYHA: New York Heart association functional class CrCl: Creatinine clearance.