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. 2017 Nov 1;4(2):e000615. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000615

Table 3.

Correlations between biomarkers and imaging characteristics among genotype-positive individuals

NT-proBNP hsTnI Soluble ST2 Galectin-3 Periostin
Beta (SE) p Value Beta (SE) p Value Beta (SE) p Value Beta (SE) p Value Beta (SE) p Value
LA diameter 0.67(0.12) <0.0001 0.64 (0.11) <0.0001 0.14 (0.12) 0.22 0.22 (0.13) 0.09 0.11 (0.12) 0.35
LVEDD z-score −0.14 (0.06) 0.018 −0.01 (0.06) 0.91 0.01 (0.05) 0.79 0.03 (0.07) 0.61 0.04 (0.06) 0.58
LVESD z-score −0.12 (0.06) 0.033 0.02 (0.05) 0.72 0.02 (0.05) 0.68 0.04 (0.06) 0.49 0.02 (0.05) 0.67
LVWT z-score 0.11 (0.01) <0.0001 0.06 (0.01) <0.0001 −0.01 (0.01) 0.59 0.01 (0.02) 0.63 0.02 (0.01) 0.15
LVEF, % 0.01 (0.01) 0.20 −0.002 (0.01) 0.84 −0.002 (0.01) 0.79 −0.02 (0.01) 0.09 0.001 (0.01) 0.96
E/A ratio −0.19 (0.14) 0.19 −0.34 (0.15) 0.03 −0.10 (0.13) 0.45 −0.49 (0.14) 0.001 0.03 (0.16) 0.84
Deceleration time 0.0004 (0.002) 0.81 0.004 (0.002) 0.02 0.002 (0.001) 0.06 0.002 (0.002) 0.23 −0.002 (0.002) 0.21
Global e' z-score −0.21(0.02) <0.0001 −0.16 (0.02) <0.0001 0.01 (0.03) 0.65 −0.05 (0.03) 0.15 −0.03 (0.03) 0.21
Global s' z-score −0.20 (0.05) 0.0002 −0.13 (0.04) 0.003 0.08 (0.03) 0.02 −0.04 (0.05) 0.42 −0.07 (0.04) 0.10
CMR LGE, % 0.07 (0.01) <0.0001 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 0.02 (0.01) 0.03 0.01 (0.01) 0.24 0.07 (0.01) <0.001
Exercise duration −0.13 (0.03) 0.0001 −0.04 (0.03) 0.15 0.01 (0.03) 0.66 −0.03 (0.03) 0.31 −0.03 (0.03) 0.40
Peak MET −0.12 (0.02) <0.0001 −0.05 (0.03) 0.07 0.02 (0.02) 0.46 −0.05 (0.03) 0.12 −0.03 (0.03) 0.19

Beta coefficient represents the change in imaging characteristic per 1 SD increase in log-transformed biomarker, after adjustment for age, sex and familial correlation.

CMR, cardiac MRI; hsTnI, high-sensitivity troponin I; LA, left atrial; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LVWT, left ventricular wall thickness; MET, metabolic equivalent; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide.