Table 3.
Uni- and multivariable analysis for the prediction of heart failure stages. Absolute values are reported for all correlation coefficients
| Variables | rpartial | p-values | rpartial | p-values | rpartial | p-values | rpartial | p-values | rpartial | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariable | Multivariable model LV#1 | Multivariable model LV#2 | Multivariable model RV#1 | Multivariable model RV#2 | ||||||
| Age (yrs.) | 0.49 | < 0.001 | 0.28 | < 0.001 | 0.16 | < 0.05 | 0.33 | < 0.001 | 0.27 | < 0.001 |
| Arterial hypertension | 0.25 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.17 | < 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chronic kidney disease | 0.23 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atrial fibrillation | 0.18 | < 0.01 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Left bundle branch block | 0.22 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NYHA class | 0.58 | < 0.001 | 0.17 | < 0.01 | 0.21 | < 0.01 | 0.25 | 0.003 | 0.24 | < 0.001 |
| LVEF (%) | − 0.59 | < 0.001 | − 0.29 | < 0.001 | − 0.21 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – |
| RVEF (%) | − 0.51 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | − 0.22 | < 0.001 | − 0.20 | < 0.01 |
| MAPSE (mm) | − 0.68 | < 0.001 | − 0.12 | NS | − 0.04 | NS | – | – | – | – |
| TAPSE (mm) | − 0.52 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | − 0.15 | 0.02 | − 0.06 | NS |
| LV mass index | 0.63 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wall motion score index | 0.70 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| %non-infarct LGE segments | 0.44 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LV global longitudinal strain (%) | 0.87 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LV global circumferential strain (%) | 0.87 | < 0.001 | 0.70 | < 0.001 | - | - | – | – | – | – |
| RV global longitudinal strain (%) | 0.69 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | 0.48 | < 0.001 | – | – |
| RV global circumferential strain (%) | 0.76 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| %normal LV myocardium | − 0.92 | < 0.001 | – | – | − 0.79 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – |
| %normal RV myocardium | − 0.81 | < 0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | − 0.64 | < 0.001 |
NYHA indicates New York Heart Association and LGE, late gadolinium enhancement and GFR glomerular filtration rate. Chronic Kidney disease was defined as (GFR < 60/min/1.73m2)