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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis showing the determinants of LVH among Black hypertensive patients

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

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

P

OR (95% CI)

p

aOR (95% CI)

Total Obesity

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.000

5.1 (2.8–9.3)

0.038

2.8 (1.06–7.4)

Abdominal Obesity

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.000

3.3 (1.9–5.8)

0.275

1.9 (0.6–6.3)

Sedentary

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.000

6.4 (3.4–12.1)

0.123

1.9 (0.8–4.5)

High AI

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.031

1.8 (1.06–3.2)

0.579

1.3 (0.6–2.9)

Hyperuricemia

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.006

2.5 (1.3–4.7)

0.145

2.1 (0.8–5.4)

IR

    

No

 

1

 

1

Yes

0.000

9.3 (3.8–25.5)

˂0.001

8.4 (3.7–15.7)

  1. OR = odds ratio; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; AI = atherogenic index; IR = insulin resistance
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