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. 2022 Jun;12(6):3170–3183. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-951

Table 4. Potential associated factors of GWW and GWE in SLE patients.

Variables Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
β-coefficient P value β-coefficient P value
GWW
   ESR 0.539 <0.001 0.189 <0.001
   CRP 0.695 <0.001 0.230 <0.001
   Anti-phospholipid antibodies 0.817 <0.001 0.444 <0.001
   Anti-nuclear antibody 0.095 0.279
   Anti-Smith antibodies −0.004 0.966
   HP 0.087 0.322
   SLEDAI score 0.719 <0.001 0.180 <0.001
   Duration 0.159 0.069 0.048 0.140
   LAVI 0.313 <0.001 0.039 0.305
   IVSd 0.172 0.048 0.035 0.290
   PWTd 0.093 0.291
   E/A 0.409 <0.001 0.074 0.049
   E/e’ 0.444 <0.001 −0.003 0.932
   PSD 0.675 <0.001 0.111 0.009
GWE
   ESR −0.498 <0.001 −0.184 <0.001
   CRP −0.610 <0.001 −0.130 0.013
   Anti-phospholipid antibodies −0.796 <0.001 −0.468 <0.001
   Anti-nuclear antibody −0.091 0.298
   Anti-Smith antibodies −0.035 0.688
   HP −0.067 0.444
   SLEDAI score −0.689 <0.001 −0.191 0.001
   Duration −0.161 0.066 −0.059 0.167
   LAVI −0.293 0.001 −0.053 0.276
   IVSd −0.153 0.079 −0.021 0.635
   PWTd −0.111 0.205
   E/A −0.386 <0.001 −0.081 0.095
   E/e’ −0.373 <0.001 0.081 0.110
   PSD −0.665 <0.001 −0.149 0.007

GWW, global wasted work; GWE, global work efficiency; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; HP, hypertension; SLEDAI, SLE Disease Activity Index; LAVI, left atrial volume index; IVSd, interventricular septum thickness in diastole; E/A, peak early diastolic velocity/peak late diastolic velocity; E/e’, peak early diastolic velocity (by pulsed-wave Doppler)/early diastolic peak velocity (by tissue Doppler); PSD, peak strain dispersion; PWTd, posterior wall thickness in diastole.