Table 3.
Individual proportional hazard models investigating the association between major ad–verse cardiovascular events and late gadolinium enhancement (Location and Pattern).
| Adjusted for LVEF, Sex, and Age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Endpoint | HR (95% CI) | Individual p Value | Overall p Value | ||
| Location and pattern | ||||||
| LGE (ring-like) | Absent | 23 | 4 (17.4%) | 1.00 | - | 0.004 |
| No ring-like | 41 | 20 (48.8%) | 3.59 (0.99–12.39) | 0.053 | ||
| Ring-like | 9 | 5 (55.6%) | 6.10 (1.39–26.75) | 0.016 | ||
| LGE (segment) | Absent | 23 | 4 (17.4%) | 1.00 | - | 0.001 |
| Single | 36 | 16 (44.4%) | 2.96 (0.82–10.69) | 0.098 | ||
| Multiple | 14 | 9 (64.3%) | 8.35 (2.10–33.17) | 0.003 | ||
| LGE (Free-wall) | No | 51 | 17 (33.3%) | 1.00 | 0.002 | |
| Yes | 22 | 12 (54.5%) | 2.85 (1.31–6.21) | 0.008 | ||
| LGE (Free-wall) | Absent | 23 | 4 (17.4%) | 1.00 | - | 0.001 |
| Septal only | 27 | 12 (44.4%) | 2.57 (0.69–9.60) | 0.160 | ||
| Free-wall only | 15 | 7 (46.7%) | 4.92 (1.18–20.58) | 0.029 | ||
| Both | 8 | 6 (75%) | 10.29 (2.42–43.75) | 0.002 | ||
| LGE (Mid-wall) | Absent | 23 | 4 (17.4%) | 1.00 | - | |
| Without Mid-wall | 8 | 2 (25%) | 1.86 (0.30–11.61) | 0.507 | ||
| Mid-wall | 42 | 23 (54.8%) | 4.35 (1.23–15.37) | 0.023 | ||
Values are n or n (%) unless otherwise indicated. p values are quoted for each model overall and for the individual components. LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.