Table 3

Unadjusted and adjusted a competing risk Cox proportional hazards regression models depicting the cardiac time intervals as predictors of future major adverse cardiovascular outcome (MACE) (n=1915)

Harrell's c-statisticsUnivariableModel 1 Multivariable adjustmentModel 2 Multivariable adjustment
SHR (95% CI)p ValueSHR (95% CI)p ValueSHR (95% CI)p Value
IVRT per 10 ms increase0.621.20 (1.16 to 1.25)<0.0011.07 (1.02 to 1.11)0.0031.06 (1.00 to 1.13)0.091
IVCT per 10 ms increase0.571.19 (1.11 to 1.28)<0.0011.09 (1.01 to 1.18)0.0181.07 (0.98 to 1.17)0.135
ET per 10 ms decrease0.571.13 (1.08 to 1.18)<0.0011.06 (1.00 to 1.11)0.0431.03 (0.97 to 1.10)0.326
IVRT/ET per 0.1 increase0.641.44 (1.31 to 1.58)<0.0011.16 (1.08 to 1.26)<0.0011.16 (1.01 to 1.34)0.035
IVCT/ET per 0.1 increase0.591.71 (1.46 to 2.02)<0.0011.31 (1.09 to 1.57)0.0041.21 (0.98 to 1.49)0.074
MPI per 0.1 increase0.641.41 (1.33 to 1.50)<0.0011.16 (1.08 to 1.24)<0.0011.13 (1.03 to 1.24)0.013
  • Harrell's c-statistics were calculated for the univariable models. Model 1 is adjusted for age, gender, BMI, eGFR, heart rate, hypertension, diabetes, smoking status, atrial fibrillation, ischaemic heart disease, previous ischaemic stroke and heart medication. Model 2 is adjusted for the same variables as model 1 and for systolic dysfunction determined by LVEF<50%, LAVI, LVMI, diastolic dysfunction defined by E/A ratio and DT (DT<140 ms and E/A<50 years>2.5, E/A50–70 years>2 or E/A>70 years>1.5) and E/e′.

  • A, peak transmitral late diastolic inflow velocity; BMI, body mass index; DT, deceleration time of early diastolic inflow; e′, average peak early diastolic longitudinal mitral annular velocity determined by colour TDI; E, peak transmitral early diastolic inflow velocity; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ET, ejection time; IVCT, isovolumic contraction time; IVRT, isovolumic relaxation time; LAVI, left atrium volume index; LVMI, LV mass index; MPI, myocardial performance index; SHR, subdistribution HR; TDI, tissue Doppler imaging.