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. 2021 Feb 3;29(5):262–272. doi: 10.1007/s12471-021-01540-3

Table 3.

Associations between log-transformed N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, age and cardiac function at first trimester

n Beta 95% CI p-value
Age 126  0.044  0.013–0.075  0.005
NYHA class 126  0.379  0.041–0.718  0.028
LVEDD/BSA  99  0.044 −0.008–0.096  0.100
LVESD/BSA  92  0.033 −0.016–0.083  0.187
LAVi  50  0.023 −0.010–0.055  0.163
LVEF 103 −0.037 −0.059–−0.016  0.001
TAPSEa 104 −0.054 −0.080–−0.029 <0.001
S’ RVa  74 −0.059 −0.113–−0.005  0.034
E/A ratio  86  0.286 −0.069–0.641  0.113
E’  75  0.021 −0.042–0.084  0.515
Multivariable regression analysesa,b
Age 126  0.054  0.018–0.089  0.004
TAPSE 104 −0.060 −0.087–−0.033 <0.001

BSA body surface area, CI confidence interval, E ’early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity of systemic ventricular annular ring, E/A ratio early to atrial mitral inflow velocity ratio, LAVi indexed systemic atrial volume, LVEDD systemic ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEF systemic ventricular ejection fraction, LVESV systemic ventricular end-diastolic diameter, NYHA New York Heart Association, S’ systolic tissue Doppler velocity of subpulmonary ventricular annular ring, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion

aWomen with systemic right ventricle excluded from analyses

bDegrees of freedom = 72