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. 2023 Jan 23;23:42. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03069-2

Table 3.

Univariate Cox and stepwise multivariate Cox regression analysis of risk factors for adverse clinical events in patients with HCM

Parameters Univariate analysis Stepwise regression analysis
HR 95% CI p value HR 95% CI p value
Baseline and clinical
Age at CMR scan (continuous) 7.716 (2.740, 21.723)  < 0.001***
Age at CMR scan (threshold) 1.096 (1.042, 1.153)  < 0.001***
Men, n, % 0.530 (0.530,0.209) 0.182
Family history, n, % 0.844 (0.300, 2.371) 0.748
Body mass index, kg/m2(continuous) 0.882 (0.768, 1.011) 0.072
Body mass index, kg/m2(threshold) 2.745 (1.081, 6.971) 0.034*
Heart rate, beat/min (continuous) 0.930 (0.875, 0.988) 0.020*
Heart rate, beat/min (threshold) 3.986 (1.442, 11.017) 0.008** 4.137 (0.945, 18.112) 0.059
Hypertension, n, % 1.380 (0.518, 3.679) 0.520
Diabetes mellitus, n, % 0.898 (0.260, 3.105) 0.865
Smoking history n, % 1.194 (0.462, 3.083) 0.714
CAD, n, % 0.957 (0.313, 2.923) 0.938
LV parameters
Maximal LV thickness (continuous) 1.017 (0.950, 1.088) 0.624
Maximal LV thickness (threshold) 2.304 (0.912, 5.816) 0.077
LVEDVI (continuous) 0.999 (0.979, 1.019) 0.918
LVEDVI (threshold) 1.397 (0.554, 3.524) 0.478
LVESVI (continuous) 1.006 (0.989, 1.024) 0.466
LVESVI (threshold) 3.488 (1.335, 9.114) 0.011*
LVEF (continuous) 0.980 (0.953, 1.008) 0.167
LVEF (threshold) 2.788 (1.093, 7.110) 0.032*
LVSV (continuous) 0.984 (0.967, 1.000) 0.047*
LVSV (threshold) 3.102 (1.161, 8.283) 0.024* 7.654 (1.642, 35.682) 0.010**
LVCO (continuous) 0.720 (0.566,0.916) 0.008**
LVCO (threshold) 3.677 (1.424, 9.495) 0.007**
LVM (continuous) 1.001 (0.995, 1.007) 0.805
LVM (threshold) 1.394 (0.540, 3.600) 0.493
LVMI (continuous) 1.005 (0.994, 1.016) 0.387
LVMI (threshold) 2.132 (0.841, 5.406) 0.111
LA volume and function
LA diameter (continuous) 1.046 (0.976, 1.120) 0.204
LA diameter (threshold) 4.046 (1.558, 10.506) 0.004** 4.981 (1.223, 20.297) 0.025**
LAV max, ml (continuous) 1.021 (1.004, 1.038) 0.014*
LAV max, ml (threshold) 4.680 (1.069, 20.493) 0.041*
LAV pre-ac (continuous) 1.032 (1.014, 1.051)  < 0.001***
LAV pre-ac (threshold) 6.248 (2.050, 19.042) 0.001** 4.175 (1.252,13.926) 0.020**
LAV min (continuous) 1.038 (1.020, 1.055)  < 0.001***
LAV min (threshold) 5.299 (1.879, 14.939) 0.002**
Total LAEF (continuous) 0.897 (0.857,0.938)  < 0.001***
Total LAEF (threshold) 6.600 (2.570, 16.950)  < 0.001***
Passive LAEF (continuous) 0.844 (0.779,0.915)  < 0.001***
Passive LAEF (threshold) 10.198 (3.957, 26.280)  < 0.001*** 8.808 (2.876, 26.980)  < 0.001***
Active LAEF (continuous) 0.919 (0.877,0.964) 0.001**
Active LAEF (threshold) 5.666 (2.099, 15.295) 0.001**
LA strain
GLS reservoir (continuous) 0.828 (0.763,0.899)  < 0.001***
GLS reservoir (threshold) 9.155 (3.295, 25.442)  < 0.001***
GLS conduit (continuous) 0.685 (0.570,0.823)  < 0.001***
GLS conduit (threshold) 5.602 (1.992, 15.750) 0.001**
GLS booster (continuous) 0.819 (0.726, 0.925) 0.001**
GLS booster (threshold) 8.132 (2.911, 22.712)  < 0.001*** 8.936 (1.951, 40.933) 0.005**
GCS (continuous) 0.881 (0.825,0.940)  < 0.001***
GCS (threshold) 9.728 (3.797, 24.925)  < 0.001***
LA strain rate
SR reservoir (continuous) 0.010 (0.001, 0.108)  < 0.001***
SR reservoir (threshold) 4.147 (1.620, 10.615) 0.003**
SR conduit (continuous) 0.005 (0,0.071)  < 0.001***
SR conduit (threshold) 6.149 (2.427, 15.582)  < 0.001***
SR booster (continuous) 0.053 (0.013,0.220)  < 0.001***
SR booster (threshold) 7.062 (2.620, 19.031)  < 0.001***

HR, hazard ratio; CAD, Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease; LV, left ventricular; EDVI, end-diastolic volume index; ESVI, end-systolic volume index; EF, ejection fraction; SV, stroke volume; CO, cardiac output; M, myocardial mass; MI, myocardial mass index; LA, left atrium; LAV, left atrial volume; LAEF, left atrial ejection fraction; GLS, global longitudinalstrain; GCS, global circumferential strain; SR, strain rate

“*”, “**”, and “***” reflect that the difference between groups is statistically significant

“*” represents p < 0.05; “**” represents p < 0.01; “***” represents p < 0.001