Left ventricular myocardial strain assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Table 5 Results of regression analysis in the study group of patients

Model for: global longitudinal strain (GLS) [%]
	Intercept	RA ^#	Arterial hypertension ^#	Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) [EU/ml]	Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) [ng/ml]
A. Risk factors for global longitudinal strain (GLS) reduction
Regression coefficient	−40.663	3.519	2.939	0.005	0.333
SEM of Rc	15.441	1.241	1.302	0.002	0.121
p	0.005	0.006	0.042	0.027	0.009

Model for: global circumferential strain (GCS) [%]
	Intercept	RA^#	Type 2 diabetes^#	Smoking^#	Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) [EU/ml]	Steroids ^#	Methotrexate^#
B. Risk factors for global circumferential strain (GCS) reduction
Regression coefficient	−37.042	2.332	8.309	4.651	0.004	−3.175	4.057
SEM of Rc	5.279	0.994	2.336	1.916	0.002	1.546	1.592
p	0.001	0.023	0.001	0.019	0.035	0.045	0.014