Table 4.
Correlation Between Demographic, Clinical, and Echocardiographic Variables With Left Ventricular Global Strain
| Parameters | r | P Value |
|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.082 | 0.236 |
| HR (bpm) | −0.224 | 0.024 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | −0.208 | 0.033 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | −0.213 | 0.030 |
| LV ejection fraction (%) | 0.142 | 0.158 |
| LV mass/height2.7 | −0.280 | 0.007 |
| E/e′ ratio | −0.213 | 0.031 |
| LA Vi (mL/m2) | −0.230 | 0.022 |
| RV strain (%) | 0.245 | 0.015 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; E/e′, ratio of the E wave mitral inflow by the mean e′; HR, heart rate; LA, left atrial; LV, left ventricular; RV strain, right ventricular Doppler‐based strain; SBP, systolic blood pressure.