Galectin-3 as a Predictor of Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Recent-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Table 2

Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling (logistic regression analysis).

	Univariate OR [95% CI]		Multivariable OR [95% CI]
Galectin-3: <59 ng/ml	5.94 [1.67–23.49]	0.007	8.88 [1.85–56.48]	0.01
NYHA functional classes I and II	3.46 [1.09–12.51]	0.044	2.60 [0.63–12.68]	0.20
Myocardial inflammation in EMB	0.49 [0.15–1.59]	0.23	0.28 [0.06–1.17]	0.09
Male sex	3.11 [0.87–11.59]	0.08	2.46 [0.50–12.62]	0.26
GFR [per 10 ml/min increase]	1.22 [0.92–1.67]	0.18	1.24 [0.86–1.84]	0.26
NT-proBNP [pg/ml—per tenfold increase]	0.50 [0.13–1.72]	0.28	0.80 [0.13–4.55]	0.80
SBP [per 10 mmHg increase]	1.23 [0.86–1.83]	0.27	1.10 [0.68–1.80]	0.70
Age [per 10 years older]	0.85 [0.48–1.45]	0.57	1.31 [0.64–2.74]	0.46

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; NYHA: New York Heart Association; EMB: endomyocardial biopsy; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure.