Research Article

Galectin-3 Reflects Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Being Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Table 4

(a) Multivariable logistic regression model for evaluating the ability of galectin-3 to identify patients with reduced MAPSE of <11 mm. (b) Multivariable logistic regression for evaluating the ability of galectin-3 to identify patients with reduced MAPSE of <8 mm.

Adjusted odds ratioAdjusted value

(a)

Galectin-3 (≥16.2 ng/mL)3.531.24–10.050.018
NT-proBNP (≥285.2 pg/mL)4.341.48–12.750.007
1.610.54–4.770.39
Age0.980.95–1.020.49
Creatinine0.840.12–5.690.86

(b)

Galectin-3 (≥17.5 ng/mL)3.180.93–10.820.06
NT-proBNP (≥808.0 pg/mL)8.502.34–30.860.001
Age0.980.94–1.030.51
1.280.36–4.500.70
Creatinine1.190.33–4.250.77

Bold values indicate statistically significant values ().
An adjusted odds ratio of >1 indicates an association of male gender with reduced MAPSE.
Confidence interval.