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Table 6 Determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients

From: Assessment of left ventricular geometrical patterns and function among hypertensive patients at a tertiary hospital, Northern Tanzania

Variables

  

B

S.E.

Wald

Df

p-value

Exp(B)

95.0% C.I.for EXP(B)

        

Lower

Upper

Step 1a

HTN duration

0.209

0.035

35.435

1

0

1.233

1.151

1.321

 

Constant

−1.138

0.22

26.752

1

0

0.321

  

Step 2b

SBP

0.032

0.009

13.841

1

0

1.032

1.015

1.05

 

HTN duration

0.22

0.036

37.238

1

0

1.246

1.161

1.338

 

Constant

−6.363

1.441

19.492

1

0

0.002

  

Step 3c

SBP

0.033

0.009

13.151

1

0

1.033

1.015

1.052

 

HTN duration

0.227

0.037

37.031

1

0

1.255

1.166

1.35

 

BMI

0.112

0.032

12.476

1

0

1.118

1.051

1.19

 

Constant

−9.669

1.843

27.514

1

0

0

  

Step 4d

Age

0.049

0.017

8.06

1

0.005

1.05

1.015

1.086

 

SBP

0.032

0.009

11.48

1

0.001

1.032

1.014

1.052

 

HTN duration

0.202

0.037

29.632

1

0

1.224

1.138

1.316

 

BMI

0.147

0.036

17.129

1

0

1.159

1.081

1.242

 

Constant

−13.343

2.453

29.582

1

0

0

  
  1. HTN duration=duration of hypertension, SBP=systolic blood pressure, DBP=diastolic blood pressure, BMI=body mass index.
  2. a. Variable(s) entered on step 1: duration of Hypertension.
  3. b. Variable(s) entered on step 2: Systolic blood pressure.
  4. c. Variable(s) entered on step 3: Body mass Index.
  5. d. Variable(s) entered on step 4: age.
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