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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2003 Sep 4;34(10):2380. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000089680.77236.60

TABLE 5.

Association Between LV Geometric Patterns and Ischemic Stroke

Concentric Hypertrophy
Eccentric Hypertrophy
Concentric Remodeling
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
Entire group 3.8 (2.2–6.5) 3.5 (2.0–6.2) 2.9 (2.0–4.3) 2.4 (1.6–3.7) 1.7 (1.0–2.8) 1.7 (1.0–2.9)
Men 3.9 (1.7–8.9) 4.3 (1.8–10) 3.4 (1.9–6.0) 2.7 (1.4–5.0) 1.5 (0.7–2.9) 1.6 (0.8–3.3)
Women 3.6 (1.8–7.5) 2.9 (1.4–6.3) 2.7 (1.7–4.4) 2.3 (1.3–3.8) 2.0 (1.0–4.1) 1.8 (0.9–3.8)
Age 41–59 y 5.8 (1.2–27) 6.0 (1.2–31) 3.2 (1.5–6.7) 2.5 (1.1–5.4) 1.5 (0.4–5.4) 1.6 (0.4–5.9)
Age ≥60 y 3.5 (1.9–6.4) 3.2 (1.7–6.0) 2.9 (1.9–4.4) 2.4 (1.5–3.9) 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 1.5 (0.8–2.7)
White 4.0 (0.7–21) 4.0 (0.8–20) 6.1 (2.2–17) 5.0 (1.7–15) 2.0 (0.5–8.2) 2.2 (0.4–11)
Black 2.5 (1.1–6.1) 2.5 (1.0–6.2) 2.3 (1.1–4.8) 2.0 (0.9–4.4) 1.2 (0.5–2.7) 1.2 (0.5–2.8)
Hispanic 4.8 (2.2–10) 4.3 (1.9–9.8) 2.8 (1.7–4.6) 2.3 (1.3–4.0) 2.0 (1.0–4.0) 2.0 (1.0–4.1)

All comparisons were with normal LV geometry.

*

Adjusted for arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.