Table 3.

Stepwise multivariable linear regression models for CMR EF1

	Model 1 (r2 0.06) n = 137			Model 2 (r2 0.07) n = 117			Model 3 (r2 0.07) n = 117
	Coefficient	95% CI	p value	Coefficient	95% CI	p value	Coefficient	95% CI	p value
Zva	− 0.44	− 0.79, − 0.09	< 0.05	− 0.35	− 0.73, 0.04	ns	− 0.32	− 0.71, 0.08	ns
iECV	− 0.26	− 0.57, 0.04	ns	− 0.31	− 0.69, 0.07	ns	− 0.34	− 0.74, 0.05	ns
Infarct LGE	− 0.01	− 0.32, 0.32	ns	− 0.05	− 0.39, 0.29	ns	− 0.07	− 0.42, 0.28	ns
Hs-cTnI				0.01	− 0.10, 0.11	ns	0.01	− 0.09, 0.12	ns
BNP				− 0.02	− 0.11, 0.07	ns	− 0.01	− 0.10, 0.09	ns
Age per 10 years							− 0.03	− 0.14, 0.09	ns
Male							0.06	− 0.20, 0.33	ns

Zva, iECV, hs-cTnI and BNP were log₂-transformed

Zva aortic impedance, iECV indexed extracellular volume, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, hs-cTnI high sensitive cardiac troponin I, BNP brain natriuretic peptide