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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Nov 23;38(3):472–483. doi: 10.1007/s00246-016-1537-x

Table 5a.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with VO2max in subjects with Fontan physiology

Beta 95% CI p
Habitual activity (per 10 hours/week) 6.0 −3.6 to 15.7 0.22
Age −4.4 −6.3 to −2.5 <0.001
Male sex −10.3 −22.3 to 1.78 0.09
Systemic ventricle
Right 1 n/a n/a
Left 15.5 2.0 to 28.9 0.03
Both 21.7 −8.8 to 52.1 0.16
Restrictive atrial septum −9.8 −48.0 to 28.2 0.61
Pulmonary vein anomaly −10.2 −32.7 to 12.3 0.37
Heterotaxy −13.6 −33.3 to 6.0 0.17
Stage 1 operation
Norwood with modified BTS 1 n/a n/a
Norwood with RV to PA conduit 15.5 −11.5 to 42.6 0.26
Shunt without arch reconstruction 19.1 5.05 to 33.3 0.009
No operation 6.5 −11.8 to 24.7 0.40
Other 8.7 −43.5 to 61.0 0.74
Fontan operation
Extra-cardiac Fontan 1 n/a n/a
Lateral tunnel Fontan −12.7 −25.2 to −0.2 0.047
Hepatic vein inclusion −23.2 −54.1 to 7.6 0.14
Protein losing enteropathy −21.0 −45.2 to 3.1 0.09
Pacemaker −4.2 −31.5 to 23.2 0.76
Exercise class
Low impact 1 n/a n/a
Moderate impact −7.8 −28.0 to 12.5 0.45
High impact −6.7 −25.8 to 12.5 0.49
Restriction
No restriction 1 n/a n/a
Moderate exertion 11.2 −2.9 to 25.4 0.12
Mild exertion −4.5 −22.6 to 13.5 0.62
Transthoracic echocardiogram (n=69)
Systolic function
Normal 1 n/a n/a
Mildly diminished 3.3 −13.7 to 20.2 0.70
Moderately diminished −27.8 −48.2 to −7.4 0.008
Atrioventricular valve regurgitation
None to trivial 1 n/a n/a
Mild 1.1 −10.0 to 12.2 0.84
Moderate −13.3 −25.2 to −1.4 0.03
Severe −53.5 −92.5 to −14.6 0.008
Cardiac MRI (n=8)
Ejection fraction 1.4 −1.2 to 4.1 0.24
Indexed stroke volume 0.5 −1.2 to 2.2 0.51
Cardiac index 5.4 −28.5 to 39.2 0.71