Table 3.

Uni‐ and Multivariate Analysis of Potential Risk Factors Associated With the Peak Aortic WSS and the Surface Area of Increased WSS in the Ascending Aorta

	Univariate analysis				Multivariate analysis
		95% CI				95% CI
	B	Lower	Upper	P‐value	B	Lower	Upper	P‐value
Peak WSS (Pa)
Aortic stenosis	0.392	0.101	0.683	0.008	0.436	0.149	0.723	0.003
Max. aortic diameter	–0.023	–0.042	–0.004	0.019	–0.029	–0.045	–0.013	<0.001
Age	–0.007	–0.018	0.004	0.220	—	—	—	—
RR systolic	0.009	0.001	0.017	0.021	0.008	0.000	0.015	0.046
Surface area of increased WSS (%)
Aortic stenosis	6.480	0.786	12.174	0.026	9.490	3.944	15.037	0.001
Max. aortic diameter	–0.400	–0.771	–0.029	0.034	–0.572	–0.908	–0.235	0.001
Age	–0.190	–0.405	0.025	0.084	—	—	—	—
RR systolic	0.176	0.026	0.325	0.021	—	—	—	—