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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2018 Aug 28;16(2):213–219. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.08.028

Table 2. –

Association of QRS area and baseline variables to outcome in univariable and multivariable analyses for the overall cohort

Univariable Cox Regression
Multivariable Cox Regression
HR 95% CI p-value HR 95% CI p-value
Age, per 5-year increase 1.05 1.00–1.10 0.05 0.98 0.93–1.04 0.54

Male 1.61 1.23 2.11 <0.001 1.00 0.73–1.36 0.99

Ischemic heart disease 1.69 1.34 2.12 <0.001 1.35 1.04–1.75 0.03

QRS duration < 150 ms 1.44 1.14–1.81 0.002 1.27 0.91–1.77 0.15

QRS morphology
   Strict LBBB (1.00) (1.00)
   Non-strict LBBB 1.66 1.22–2.27 0.001 0.87 0.58–1.31 0.51
   RV paced 1.49 1.10–2.02 0.01 1.17 0.82–1.67 0.38
   IVCD 2.04 1.33–3.14 0.001 1.06 0.65–1.72 0.83
   RBBB + LAFB 1.31 0.83–2.06 0.24 0.49 0.30–0.80 0.005
   RBBB + LPFB 19.97 7.91–50.39 <0.001 6.96 2.66–18.20 < 0.001
   RBBB 2.01 1.13–3.56 0.02 1.19 0.64–2.22 0.59

1st degree AV block 1.63 1.24–2.13 <0.001 1.79 1.33–2.41 < 0.001

Atrial fibrillation/flutter 2.00 1.59–2.50 <0.001 1.64 1.28–2.12 < 0.001

LVEF, per 5% increase 0.91 0.84–0.99 0.03 0.91 0.83–1.00 0.05

Hypertension 1.13 0.87–1.45 0.36

Diabetes 1.18 0.94–1.48 0.15

NYHA class III/IV 1.90 1.28–2.82 0.001 1.49 0.99–2.26 0.06

Creatinine > 1.2 mg/dL 2.39 1.90–3.00 <0.001 1.86 1.44–2.40 < 0.001

Cerebrovascular disease 1.50 1.11–2.02 0.009 1.23 0.90–1.70 0.19

Chronic lung disease 1.72 1.35–2.20 <0.001 1.39 1.07–1.80 0.01

ACE-inhibitor/ARB 0.44 0.34–0.56 <0.001 0.57 0.44–0.74 < 0.001

Beta-blocker 0.57 0.41–0.78 <0.001 0.78 0.56–1.10 0.16

Diuretics 1.23 0.87–1.74 0.24

QRS area < 95 μVs 2.11 1.68–2.65 <0.001 1.65 1.25–2.18 < 0.001

ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin II-receptor blocker; AV = atrioventricular; IVCD = non-specific interventricular conduction delay; LAFB = left anterior fascicular block; LBBB = left bundle branch block; LPFB = left posterior fascicular block; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA = New York Heart Association; RBBB = right bundle branch block; RV = right ventricular.