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Table 5 Univariable analysis of CMR characteristics for prediction of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients with unexplained giant T-wave inversion

From: Patients who do not fulfill criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but have unexplained giant T-wave inversion: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance mid-term follow-up study

Baseline variables

Typical apical HCM (n = 16)

Non-apical HCM (n = 55)

HR (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

15 (93.8)

46 (83.6)

1.014 (0.963, 1.068)

0.595

Male sex, n (%)

46.6 ± 11.2

50.2 ± 13.4

8.427 (0.874, 81.232)

0.065

Apical thickness (mm)

8.6 ± 1.0

7.0 ± 1.1

1.425 (0.915, 2.220)

0.118

Change rate of apical thickness(mm/y)

0.75 ± 0.16

0.26 ± 0.14

1.084 (1.032, 1.139)

0.001

Apical angle (°)

76.3 ± 17.2

89.2 ± 11.5

0.954 (0.918, 0.991)

0.016

Change rate of apical angle(°/y)

− 1.5 ± 2.7

− 0.7 ± 2.0

0.779(0.589, 1.031)

0.081

  1. HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HR hazard ratio