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Table 3 univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis for proximal DAo maximum diameter in MFS 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]

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.583

[0.136; 0.247]

BSA [m2]

0.020

< 0.001

0.416

[4.815;11.326]

SBP [mmHg]

0.007

DBP [mmHg]

0.421

Aortic root diameter [mm]

0.048

AAo PWV [m/s]

0.421

DAo PWV [m/s]

0.044

Circ. WSS14

0.021

0.034

−0.182

[−37.4; −1.5]

Proximal DAo inner axial WSS

0.019

0.014

−0.218

[−9.2; −1.1]

  1. SBP, DBP: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively. AAo represents ascending and DAo descending aorta, PWV means pulse wave velocity and WSS wall shear stress