Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis to test the association between GLS and different clinical parameters and medical treatments.

From: Widespread myocardial dysfunction in COVID-19 patients detected by myocardial strain imaging using 2-D speckle-tracking echocardiography

Variables

Univariate

Multivariablea

Relative risk (95% CI)

P value

Relative risk (95% CI)

P value

Age

0.18

0.007

Male

−0.10

0.142

cTnI

−0.56

<0.0001

−0.58

<0.0001

NT-proBNP

−0.37

<0.0001

−0.37

<0.0001

SpO2

0.43

<0.0001

0.42

<0.0001

hsCRP

−0.23

0.0002

−0.20

0.006

ESR

−0.15

0.094

−0.15

0.116

IL-6

−0.23

0.001

−0.21

0.003

IL-10

−0.13

0.079

−0.12

0.096

TNF-α

−0.19

0.006

−0.16

0.022

Antiviral treatment

−0.71

0.723

−0.73

0.344

Intravenous corticosteroid

−0.62

0.093

−0.59

0.027

Oral corticosteroid

−0.47

0.521

−0.48

0.346

Dopamine/norepinephrine

−0.16

>0.999

−63.3

1.000

  1. aCorrection for age and sex.