Hypoalbuminemia linked to myocardial dysfunction in recent-onset nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional case control 3DSTE study

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Table 5 Multivariate analysis for the predictors of systolic and diastolic function of LV in nephrotic syndrome

	LV GLS (%)		LV E/e′
	R	P	R	P
Duration of initial episode of nephrotic syndrome (days)	0.12	0.2	0.13	0.18
Serum albumin (g/dL)	0.38	< 0.001	0.44	< 0.001
Serum cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.22	0.14	0.23	0.11
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.11	0.3	0.21	0.15
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.24	0.11	0.25	0.09
Duration of steroid therapy	− 0.22	0.24	− 0.12	0.7

Abbreviations: dL deciliter, E/e′ ratio of diastolic function of LV; ratio of early transmitral inflow to average early diastolic velocities of mitral annulus and basal septum, g gram, GLS Global longitudinal strain, LV Left ventricle, mg milligram, mmHg millimeter mercury, P Pearson’s coefficient of statistical significance, R correlation coefficient
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant