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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Sep 16;14(1):203–215. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.07.022

TABLE 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Hazards Ratios for Mortality for Fat Depots and Axial Muscle Mass

Unadjusted Standardized HR Standardized HR, 95% CI, Lower Bound Standardized HR, 95% CI, Upper Bound p Value
Subcutaneous fat thickness, mm 1.05 0.88 1.25 0.5984
Visceral fat thickness, mm 0.81 0.66 0.99 0.0421
Pericardial fat thickness, mm 1.05 0.87 1.27 0.6283
Epicardial fat thickness, mm 0.95 0.78 1.15 0.5877
Paracardial fat volume, ml 0.91 0.76 1.09 0.3090
Pectoralis major CSA, mm2 0.58 0.46 0.72 <0.0001
Axial muscle mass principal component 0.63 0.52 0.75 <0.0001
Adjusted for Age, Sex, Race and Body Height Standardized HR Standardized HR, 95% CI, Lower Bound Standardized HR, 95% CI, Upper Bound p Value
Subcutaneous fat thickness, mm 1.01 0.85 1.22 0.8760
Visceral fat thickness, mm 0.80 0.66 0.97 0.0236
Pericardial fat thickness, mm 0.97 0.79 1.19 0.7718
Epicardial fat thickness, mm 0.90 0.74 1.10 0.3087
Paracardial fat volume, ml 0.90 0.74 1.10 0.3180
Pectoralis major CSA, mm2 0.60 0.47 0.77 <0.0001
Axial muscle mass principal component 0.68 0.56 0.84 0.0003
Additionally Adjusted for HF Status at Baseline and MAGGIC Risk Score Standardized HR Standardized HR, 95% CI, Lower Bound Standardized HR, 95% CI, Upper Bound p Value
Subcutaneous fat thickness, mm 1.04 0.87 1.25 0.6337
Visceral fat thickness, mm 0.83 0.68 1.02 0.0766
Pericardial fat thickness, mm 1.04 0.85 1.27 0.7016
Epicardial fat thickness, mm 0.95 0.78 1.16 0.6251
Paracardial fat volume, ml 0.85 0.70 1.03 0.1053
Pectoralis major CSA, mm2 0.67 0.53 0.83 0.0004
Axial muscle mass principal component 0.72 0.59 0.87 0.0007

CI = confidence interval; CSA = cross-sectional area; HF = heart failure; HR = hazard ratio; MAGGIC = Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure.