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Table 4 Multiple linear regression showing the determinants of left ventricular mass in Black patients with essential hypertension

From: Association between insulin resistance and left ventricular hypertrophy in asymptomatic, Black, sub-Saharan African, hypertensive patients: a case–control study

Variables

LVM Ih

Β

SE

p

(Constant)

6.84

8.72

0.435

Age (years)

0.14

0.104

0.183

HTN duration

0.56

0.14

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

0.67

0.23

0.004

WC (cm)

0.001

0.09

0.994

Glycemia (mmol/L)

0.06

0.46

0.903

Insulin (mmol/L)

0.08

0.04

0.034

HOMA-IR

0.27

1.81

0.021

 

R2 = 0.683, overall p ˂ 0.001

  1. HTN = hypertension; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
  2. \({\text{Y }} = \, 0.{\text{56 X}}_{{1}} + \, 0.{\text{67 X}}_{{2}} + \, 0.0{\text{8 X}}_{{3}} + \, 0.{\text{27 X}}_{{4}} + { 6}.{84}\)
  3. With Y = LVMIh; X1 = HTN duration; X2 = BMI; X3 = insulin; and X4 = HOMA-IR
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