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Table 3 Crude and adjusted associations of diabetes with height-indexed left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH2.7)

From: Diabetes, gender, and left ventricular structure in African-Americans: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study

 

OR (95%CI)

Unadjusted

 

   Diabetes

2.29 (1.78–2.94)

Adiposity Adjusted*

 

   Diabetes

1.60 (1.22–2.10)

Multiply Adjusted †

 

   Diabetes

1.49 (1.12–2.00)

   Gender (Male)

0.95 (0.72–1.26)

   Obesity (BMI)

3.63 (2.80–4.72)

   Waist-Hip Ratio‡

1.55 (1.17–2.06)

   Systolic BP‡

3.41 (2.59–4.48)

  1. * Model adjusted for gender, BMI and waist-hip ratio;
  2. † Model adjusted for gender, BMI, waist-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, age, total cholesterol, activity level, smoking, education level and antihypertensive medication use;
  3. ‡ 4th Quartile vs. rest of sample;
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