Myocardial fat accumulation is associated with cardiac dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes, especially in elderly or female patients: a retrospective observational study

Table 4 Multiple regression analyses (female, male)

Variables	Estimate	Standard Error	t-value	P-value	95% Confidence Interval
Variables	Estimate	Standard Error	t-value	P-value	Lower	Upper
Multiple regression analysis for ejection fraction (EF) in the female subgroup with complete data (N = 36)
Myocardial CT value	0.346	0.134	2.56	0.0156	0.070	0.622
VFA	− 0.015	0.019	− 0.75	0.4585	− 0.054	0.025
Liver CT value minus splenic CT value	− 0.173	0.084	− 2.05	0.0488	− 0.345	− 0.001
Multiple regression analysis for early lateral annular tissue Doppler velocity (Lat e') in the female subgroup with complete data (N = 17)
Myocardial CT value	0.196	0.085	2.31	0.0377	0.013	0.379
VFA	0.009	0.011	0.78	0.4487	− 0.015	0.032
Liver CT value minus splenic CT value	0.027	0.047	0.56	0.5847	− 0.076	0.129
Multiple regression analyses for EF in the male subgroup with complete data (N = 42)
Myocardial CT value	0.267	0.167	1.60	0.1180	− 0.071	0.605
VFA	0.012	0.012	1.04	0.3070	− 0.012	0.038
Liver CT value minus splenic CT value	0.164	0.132	1.24	0.2214	− 0.103	0.432

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