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Table 3 Prevalence of diastolic dysfunction and carotid atherosclerosis according to the level of blood pressure variabilit

From: Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is a marker of cardiac diastolic function and carotid atherosclerosis

 

Blood pressure variability

 

Low variability

Middle variability

High variability

    

Crude OR

Adjusted ORa

 

Crude OR

Adjusted ORa

 

n (%)

OR

n (%)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)a

n (%)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)a

Diastolic dysfunction

  E/e’ <15

43 (89.6)

 

41 (85.4)

  

34 (70.8)

  

  E/e’ ≥15

5 (10.4)

1 (reference)

7 (14.6)

1.47 (0.43–5.00)

1.33 (0.36–4.92)

14 (29.2)

3.54 (1.16-10.81)

2.71 (0.78–9.38)

Carotid atherosclerosis

  Max-IMT ≤1.5 mm

30 (62.5)

 

29 (60.4)

  

15 (31.2)

  

  Max-IMT >1.5 mm

18 (37.5)

1 (reference)

19 (39.6)

1.09 (0.48–2.48)

1.47 (0.53–4.08)

33 (68.8)

3.67 (1.58-8.54)

4.93 (1.75–13.91)

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; E/e’, early ventricular filling velocity/early diastolic mitral annular velocity; IMT, intima–media thickness.
  2. aAdjusted for age, sex, baseline systolic blood pressure, use of antihypertensive drugs, and history of cardiovascular disease.