Table 3

(A) Mean and SD for outcomes of interest; (B) unadjusted pairwise comparison between groups; (C) adjusted pairwise comparison between groups

(A) VariableGroup
BMTBMT+ACControl
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSD
LVEF (%)62.17.258.26.160.85.1
GLS19.42.717.7320.21.9
GCS15.93.514.73.520.42.1
RV FWS23.93.522.64.7283.8
FAC (%)414.439.65.342.65.7
(B) VariableBMT—controlBMT+AC—controlBMT+AC—BMT
Mean differenceLower limitUpper limitP valueMean differenceLower limitUpper limitP valueMean differenceLower limitUpper limitP value
LVEF (%)1.3−13.50.282−2.7−4.5−0.80.005−3.9−6.2−1.60.001
GLS−0.8−1.80.20.108−2.6−3.4−1.7<0.001−1.7−2.7−0.70.001
GCS−4.5−5.7−3.3<0.001−5.7−6.7−4.7<0.001−1.2−2.400.06
RV FWS−4.1−5.8−2.4<0.001−5.4−6.7−4<0.001−1.3−30.30.118
FAC (%)−1.6−3.70.60.148−3−4.8−1.30.001−1.4−3.50.60.174
(C) VariableBMT—controlBMT+AC—controlBMT+AC—BMT
Mean differenceLower limitUpper limitP valueMean differenceLower limitUpper limitP valueMean differenceLower limitUpper limitP value
LVEF (%) TTE Biplane0.8−1.73.40.522−3−5.5−0.60.013−3.9−6.2−1.50.001
GLS−0.7−1.80.40.23−2.5−3.5−1.4<0.001−1.8−2.8−0.8<0.001
GCS−4−5.4−2.7<0.001−5−6.3−3.7<0.001−1−2.20.30.121
RV FWS−4.7−6.5−2.9<0.001−6.5−8.3−4.8<0.001−1.9−3.5−0.20.027
FAC (%)−1.1−3.41.20.354−2.7−4.9−0.40.019−1.6−3.70.50.139
  • AC, anthracycline; BMT, bone marrow transplant; FAC, fractional area change; RV FWS, right ventricle free wall strain; GCS, global circumferential strain; GLS, global longitudinal strain; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram.