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Table 5 Multivariable Linear Regression Analysis of Association between Left Ventricular Strain Parameters and Body Fat Distribution in Whole Population

From: The effect of hyperlipidemia and body fat distribution on subclinical left ventricular function in obesity: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Independent variables

R square

Factors in models

B

β

P value

Longitudinal PS

0.312

Android fat%

− 0.556

− 0.486

 < 0.001

Sex

− 1.065

− 0.194

0.034

Circumferential PS

0.213

Gynoid fat%

0.372

0.490

 < 0.001

age

0.065

0.261

0.012

Radial PS

0.179

Android fat%

− 0.915

− 0.408

 < 0.001

age

0.202

0.296

0.004

Longitudinal PDSR

0.317

Visceral fat%

− 0.067

− 0.563

 < 0.001

Circumferential PDSR

0.231

Gynoid fat%

0.050

0.481

 < 0.001

Radial PDSR

0.170

Gynoid fat%

0.098

0.413

 < 0.001

  1. Note: All strain parameters are calculated as absolute values. PS peak strain; PDSR peak diastolic strain rate