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Table 1 Logistic regression analysis: ORs (95% CI) of DM versus no-DM patients for cardiac findings adjusted for the covariates significantly different between groups and significantly associated to the dependent variable.

From: Diabetes mellitus and cardiac complications in thalassemia major patients

 

Adjusted for no-MIO

Adjusted for no-MIO and covariates

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Cardiac complications

4.23 (2.65-6.76)

<0.0001

2.84 (1.71-4.69) #

<0.0001

Heart failure

3.14 (1.87-5.26)

<0.0001

2.33 (1.33-4.06) #

0.003

Heart failure at time of study

3.45 (2.02-5.89)

<0.0001

2.48 (1.39-4.43) #

0.002

Hyperkinetic arrhythmias

4.09 (2.16-7.74)

<0.0001

2.21 (1.12-4.37) #

0.023

Myocardial fibrosis

2.12 (1.24-3.63)

0.006

1.91 (1.11-3.29) §

0.021

Heart dysfunction (LV and/or RV)

1.45 (0.37-2.33)

0.093

  

Biventricular dysfunction

1.46 (0.78-2.72)

0.235

  

LV dysfunction

0.77 (0.37-1.60)

0.487

1.62 (0.44-5.97) *

0.470

RV dysfunction

1.82 (1.01-3.30)

0.048

1.33 (0.71-2.49) *

0.366

  1. Covariates: * age; § endocrine co-morbidity; # age and endocrine co-morbidity.