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Table 4 Results of stepwise multivariable regression analysis

From: Cardiac steatosis and left ventricular function in men with metabolic syndrome

Independent variables

Model 1

Model 2

β

p

β

p

Dependent variable: Peak filling rate (mL/s) (log)

    

 Age

−0.406

<0.001

−0.379

<0.001

 Waist circumference (log)

−0.157

0.219

−0.164

0.214

 Body mass index (log)

−0.126

0.303

−0.138

0.257

 Systolic blood pressure

−0.074

0.521

−0.075

0.525

 Diastolic blood pressure

−0.088

0.440

−0.089

0.442

 Myocardial triglyceride content (log)

−0.024

0.830

0.002

0.989

 Epicardial fat (log)

−0.318

0.002

-

-

 Pericardial fat (log)

-

-

−0.316

0.003

Adjusted R2

0.317

<0.001

0.310

<0.001

Dependent variable: Peak filling rate/LV end-diastolic volume (log)

    

 Age

−0.276

0.018

−0.256

0.027

 Waist circumference (log)

−0.140

0.316

−0.161

0.266

 Body mass index (log)

−0.099

0.461

−0.122

0.360

 Systolic blood pressure

−0.003

0.981

−0.009

0.944

 Diastolic blood pressure

−0.035

0.781

−0.042

0.740

 Myocardial triglyceride content (log)

−0.019

0.878

−0.002

0.989

 Epicardial fat (log)

−0.303

0.007

-

-

 Pericardial fat (log)

-

-

−0.287

0.013

Adjusted R2

0.192

<0.001

0.178

<0.001

Dependent variable: LV early diastole (%)

    

 Age

−0.445

<0.001

−0.422

<0.001

 Waist circumference (log)

−0.375

<0.001

−0.204

0.082

 Body mass index (log)

0.235

0.296

−0.107

0.328

 Systolic blood pressure

0.009

0.934

−0.015

0.887

 Diastolic blood pressure

−0.131

0.243

−0.154

0.132

 Myocardial triglyceride content (log)

−0.087

0.442

−0.105

0.318

 Epicardial fat (log)

0.015

0.897

-

-

 Pericardial fat (log)

-

-

−0.405

<0.001

Adjusted R2

0.432

<0.001

0.451

<0.001

  1. Epicardial fat is an independent variable in Model 1 and pericardial fat in Model 2. β = regression coefficient.