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Table 1 Characteristics of participants categorized by LVH status (n = 1515)

From: Risk factors for electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in a young Chinese general population: the Hanzhong adolescent cohort study

Variable

ALL

Subjects with LVH

Non-LVH

P values

No. of subjects

1515

70

1445

–

Age, y

43 (40, 45)

43 (41, 45)

43 (40, 45)

0.493

Female, no. (%)

663(43.8)

36 (51.4)

627 (43.4)

0.021

BMI, Kg/m2

23.7 (21.8–25.8)

25.2 (22.7–26.8)

23.6 (21.8–25.8)

0.004

WHR

0.92 (0.86–0.96)

0.96 (0.89–0.99)

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.012

Current smoking, no. (%)

724 (47.8)

30 (42.9)

694 (48.0)

0.453

alcohol use, no. (%)

474 (31.3)

19 (27.1)

455 (31.5)

0.438

Hypertension, no. (%)

171 (11.3)

15 (21.4)

156 (10.8)

0.002

Diabetes mellitus, no. (%)

103 (6.8)

4 (5.7)

99 (6.9)

0.662

SBP, mmHg

121.0 (112.0–130.7)

128.7 (114.7–138.8)

120.0 (112.0–129.3)

0.001

DBP, mmHg

75.3 (68.7–82.7)

82.9 (72.9–89.4)

75.3 (68.7–82.7)

 < 0.001

Heart rate, beats/min

73.0 (67.0–79.0)

74.0 (67.8–83.0)

73.0 (66.0–79.0)

0.133

SUA, μmol/L

268.1 (210.7–323.1)

280.3 (224.1–352.0)

260.9 (205.1–320.6)

0.043

Serum creatinine, umol/L

76.02 ± 14.56

74.78 ± 15.16

76.04 ± 14.55

0.473

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

92.11 ± 26.07

88.60 ± 17.58

92.18 ± 26.20

0.255

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

4.57 (4.28–4.89)

4.53 (4.20–4.93)

4.57 (4.27–4.89)

0.725

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.51 (4.04–5.00)

4.60 (4.02–4.99)

4.50 (4.04–5.00)

0.962

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.36 (0.95–1.91)

1.41 (0.97–1.86)

1.35 (0.95–1.91)

0.860

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.51 (2.14–2.89)

2.50 (2.04–2.95)

2.50 (2.14–2.89)

0.710

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.15 (0.99–1.33)

1.15 (1.00–1.31)

1.15 (0.99–1.33)

0.911

uUA/Cre

0.19 (0.10–0.32)

0.22 (0.13–0.41)

0.19 (0.11–0.32)

0.069

UACR, mg/g

8.30 (5.45–14.42)

10.90 (7.09–24.83)

8.26 (5.39–14.21)

0.001

hs-CRP, mg/L

0.31 (0.15–0.74)

0.32 (0.15–0.77)

0.30 (0.15–0.75)

0.847

CIMT, mm

0.62 (0.53–0.75)

0.74 (0.60–0.83)

0.62 (0.53–0.75)

 < 0.001

Cornell index, mm ms

1201.45 ± 494.86

3010.62 ± 665.11

1167.40 ± 422.50

 < 0.001

  1. Normally distributed variables are expressed as mean ± SD as determined by the Student’s t-test, non-normally distributed variables are expressed as medians (inter-quartile range) as determined by Mann–Whitney test, categorical variables are expressed as numbers and percentages by χ2-test
  2. BMI body mass index, WHR waist hip rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SUA serum uric acid, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein, uUA/Cre urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio, uACR urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, CIMT carotid intima-media thickness
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