Global diastolic strain rate for the assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in young peritoneal dialysis patients: a case control study

Table 3 The association between DSrE and conventional echocardiography parameters

	DSrE avg. Univariable pearson’s r	P	Multivariable Unstandardized β	Standardized β	P-value
age	−0.350	0.006
TR	0.114	0.386
LVEF	0.174	0.184
E	0.690	< 0.001
A	−0.520	< 0.001
DT	− 0.069	0.603
e’	0.742	< 0.001
a’	−0.359	0.005
E/A	0.747	< 0.001	0.562	0.596	< 0.001
E/e’	−0.278	0.031
LVIDD	−0.333	0.009
LVIDS	−0.261	0.044
IVST	−0.525	< 0.001
LVPWT	−0.608	< 0.001	−0.116	− 0.352	< 0.001
LVMI	−0.524	< 0.001
LVIDd/BSA	−0.063	0.633
LVIDS/BSA	−0.074	0.572
LAVI	−0.272	0.035

TR the peak velocity of tricuspid regurgitation (by Continuous-wave Doppler), LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, E, peak early diastolic velocity (by Pulsed Doppler); A, late diastolic velocity (by Pulsed Doppler), DT deceleration time of the E-wave (by pulsed Doppler), e’, peak velocity of the early diastolic wave (by Pulsed-wave tissue Doppler), a’, peak velocity of the late diastolic wave (by Pulsed-wave tissue Doppler), LVIDD left ventricular internal diameter at end-diastole, LVIDS left ventricular internal diameter at end-systole, IVST interventricular septal thickness, LVPWT left ventricular posterior wall thickness, LVMI left ventricular mass index, BSA body surface area, LAVI the LA maximum volume index, DSrE early diastolic strain rate

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