Skip to main content

Table 5 Comparison of multivariate Cox-regression models including LGE, LVEDV/BSA and LAS

From: Left ventricular long axis strain: a new prognosticator in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy?

Comparison of multivariate Cox-regression models; n = 146

  

Model 1

Model 2

Chi2 difference

p

LVEDV/BSA

LVEDV/BSA (ml/m2) + LGE present

4.26

<0.05

LVEDV/BSA (ml/m2) + LGE present

LVEDV/BSA (ml/m2) + LGE present + LAS (%)

9.33

<0.005

  1. Cox regression analysis revealed a significant increase in the predictive power when adding LAS to a model including LGE and LVEDV/BSA (significant p-values in bold letters)