The burden, correlates and outcomes of left ventricular hypertrophy among young Africans with first ever stroke in Tanzania

Table 5 Factors associated with LVH among young stroke participants

Factor	Total	No. with LVH (%)	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)	p value	Adjusted RR (95% CI)	p value
Age group (years)
18–30	11	45.5	1		1
31–45	90	78.9	1.73 (0.91–3.34)	0.10	0.93 (0.52–1.64)	0.80
Gender
Female	59	72.2	1
Male	42	81.0	1.12 (0.91–1.42)	0.25
Hypertension
No	45	38.2	1		1
Yes	56	61.8	1.62 (1.01–1.83)	0.04	0.79 (0.48–1.32)	0.37
Not on anti hypertensives
No	17	54.9	1		1
Yes	39	83.0	1.51 (1.02–2.32)	0.01	1.42 (1.04–1.94)	0.03
Family history of hypertension
No	59	64.4	1		1
Yes	42	90.5	1.41 (1.14–1.74)	0.002	1.13 (0.92–1.39)	0.26
Diabetes
No	88	75.0	1
Yes	13	76.9	1.03 (0.74–1.41)	0.88
Smoking
No	95	74.7	1
Yes	6	83.3	1.12 (0.77–1.63)	0.57
Atrial fibrillation
No	88	75.0	1
Yes	3	66.7	0.89 (0.39–1.99)	0.78
Increased waist-hip ratio
No	25	46.2	1		1
Yes	76	79.5	1.72 (0.95–3.13)	0.07	1.22 (0.74–2.02)	0.43
Increased LDL
No	73	73.8	1		1
Yes	28	84.0	1.14 (0.95–1.46)	0.13	1.03 (0.83–1.27)	0.81
Hypercholesteremia
No	69	72.7	1		1
Yes	32	89.3	1.23 (1.05–1.55)	0.01	1.08 (0.87–1.33)	0.49

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