Diabetes mellitus is associated to high-risk late gadolinium enhancement and worse outcomes in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Table 5 Multivariable regression analysis for the occurrence of the primary endpoint defined as all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization

LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS
	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	Pvalue
Left ventricular ejection fraction	0.94	0.91–0.98	0.002
Male	1.88	0.95–4.02	0.071
Diabetes mellitus	2.01	1.01–4.03	0.049
COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARD ANALYSIS
	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	Pvalue
Left ventricular ejection fraction	0.97	0.94–0.99	0.033
Male	1.80	0.99–3.26	0.053
Interaction between diabetes mellitus and late gadolinium enhancement	2.12	1.18–3.81	0.012

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