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Table 3 Multivariable cox regression analysis for the prediction of adverse events

From: Long-term prognostic value of stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients without known coronary artery disease

  MACE Cardiovascular mortality
  Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
p value Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
p value
Model 1a     
Age 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.002 1.04 (1.02–1.07)  < 0.001
Male 1.91 (1.32–2.76)  < 0.001 1.85 (1.22–2.82) 0.004
Family history of coronary artery disease 0.74 (0.49–1.10) 0.131 0.66 (0.41–1.05) 0.076
LV end-systolic volume index, per 10 ml/m2 2.70 (0.99–7.37) 0.053 3.81 (1.38–10.5) 0.010
Model 2b     
Presence of unrecognized MI 1.82 (1.28–2.49)  < 0.001 1.76 (1.18–2.66) 0.007
Model 3c     
Presence of unrecognized MI 1.73 (1.22–2.45) 0.002 1.73 (1.15–2.62) 0.009
Presence of ischemia 3.71 (2.73–5.05)  < 0.001 3.13 (2.17–4.51)  < 0.001
  1. CI confidence interval, MACE major adverse cardiac events, LV left ventricle, MI myocardial infarction
  2. aCovariates in the model 1 by stepwise variable selection with entry and exit criteria set at the p ≤ 0.2 level: for MACE: age, male, hypertension, family history of CAD, LVEF per 10%, LV end-systolic volume index, per 10 ml/m2. for CV mortality: age, male, family history of CAD, family history of CAD
  3. bCovariates in the model 2: model 1 with unrecognized MI
  4. cCovariates in the model 3: model 1 with unrecognized MI and ischemia