Insulin resistance and subclinical abnormalities of global and regional left ventricular function in patients with aortic valve sclerosis

Table 4 Independent determinants of LV longitudinal systolic and diastolic function in patients with AVS

Variable	t	Longitudinal strain		Longitudinal SR		Longitudinal diastolic SR
Variable	t	β (S.E.)	P Value	β (S.E.)	P Value	β (S.E.)	P Value
Age	0.815	-0.230	NS	-0.196	NS	0.215	NS
(Per 10 y)		(0.253)		(0.041)		(0.037)
Female sex	0.753	-0.039	NS	-0.204	NS	0.074	NS
(Yes)		(0.410)		(0.067)		(0.060)
Body mass index	0.535	-0.370	0.022	-0.302	0.067	0.354	0.034
(Per 1 kg/m²)		(0.084)		(0.014)		(0.012)
Systolic blood pressure	0.835	0.295	0.022	0.325	0.015	-0.263	0.048
(Per 10 mm Hg)		(0.136)		(0.022)		(0.020)
LV mass index	0.865	-0.066	NS	-0.017	NS	-0.146	NS
(Per 10 g/m^2.7)		(0.241)		(0.039)		(0.035)
VAT area	0.541	0.349	0.029	0.157	NS	-0.239	NS
(Per 10 cm²)		(0.054)		(0.009)		(0.008)
HOMA index	0.752	0.327	0.017	0.279	0.047	-0.277	0.049
(>1.8)		(0.399)		(0.065)		(0.058)

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