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Table 2 univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis for thoracic aorta mean IRF in Marfan patients

From: Decreased rotational flow and circumferential wall shear stress as early markers of descending aorta dilation in Marfan syndrome: a 4D flow CMR study

 

Univariate

Multivariate

p-value

p-value

B

IC

Age [years]

0.637

–

–

–

BSA [m2]

0.020

0.047

0.235

[−0.129;17.528]

Sex [male]

0.110

–

–

–

SBP [mmHg]

0.117

–

–

–

DBP [mmHg]

0.438

–

–

–

Aortic root z-score

0.203

–

–

–

Vmax [cm/s]

0.020

0.050

0.231

[0.000; 0.138]

AAo PWV [m/s]

0.165

–

–

–

DAo PWV [m/s]

0.013

0.041

−0.232

[−0.875; −0.019]

  1. SBP, DBP: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively. AAo represents ascending and DAo descending aorta, Vmax is the maximum through-plane velocity at the sinotubular junction and PWV means pulse wave velocity
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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