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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2007 Oct 22;152(3):343–348. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.07.014

Table III.

Prediction of LVMI based on selected BP parameters: Sensitivity, specificity, OR with 95% confidence intervals

Parameter Sensitivity Specificity OR CI P
24-h SBP load ≥25% 78 36 1.97 0.82, 4.74 .13  
24-h SBP load >50% 53 72 2.96 1.32, 6.65 .008
24-h DBP load ≥25% 51 56 1.32 0.61, 2.85 .49  
24-h DBP load >50% 29 89 3.13 1.13, 8.67 .024
24-h SBPI >1 51 69 2.31 1.04, 5.13 .038
24-h DBPI >1 31 87 2.99 1.13, 7.93 .024
24-h SSDS >1.5 51 70 2.5   1.12, 5.57 .024
24-h DSDS >1.5 31 85 2.61 1.01, 6.73 .043
24-h SBP load >50% and SBPI >1 58 67 2.71 1.2, 6.08   .015
Nighttime SBPI >1 50 63 1.72 0.79, 3.77 .17  
Nighttime DBPI >1 49 62 1.55 0.71, 3.4   .27  
Nighttime SBP load >50% 55 66 2.34 1.06, 5.18 .035
Nighttime DBP load >50% 50 62 1.61 0.72, 3.6   .24  
Nighttime SBP load >50% and SBPI >1 53 65 2.14 0.97, 4.73 .059
Nighttime DBP load >50% and DBPI >1 51 62 1.75 0.78, 3.92 .18  

BPI, Blood pressure index; SDS, standard deviation score; OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence intervals.