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Table 4 Association of hypertension and wall thickness

From: Association of glycemic status and segmental left ventricular wall thickness in subjects without prior cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study

 

Prehypertension

Hypertension

Estimate

95%-CI

P-value

Estimate

95%-CI

P-value

Wall thickness (mm): arithmetic mean of

 All segments

0.48

[0.17, 0.79]

0.003

0.67

[0.31, 1.02]

< 0.001

 Basal segments

0.63

[0.28, 0.98]

< 0.001

0.83

[0.42, 1.24]

< 0.001

 Mid segments

0.35

[−0.01, 0.71]

0.057

0.70

[0.26, 1.14]

0.002

 Apical segments

0.44

[0.02, 0.86]

0.043

0.38

[−0.01, 0.77]

0.060

 Lateral segments

0.37

[0.03, 0.71]

0.036

0.52

[0.12, 0.92]

0.012

 Septal segments

0.59

[0.29, 0.89]

< 0.001

0.84

[0.48, 1.19]

< 0.001

 Anterior segments

0.44

[0.02, 0.86]

0.039

0.77

[0.34, 1.19]

< 0.001

 Inferior segments

0.51

[0.14, 0.88]

0.007

0.54

[0.16, 0.92]

0.006

 Myocardial mass (g/m2)

3.18

[−0.02, 6.39]

0.053

6.16

[2.19, 10.12]

0.003

  1. Estimates from linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, BMI, glycemic status, total cholesterol, use of antihypertensive medication and smoking status