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. 2011 Oct;6(10):2508–2515. doi: 10.2215/CJN.04610511

Table 3.

Correlation of LVMI with baseline characteristics

Men
Women
Both
N r P N r P N r P
Age (years) 262 −0.16 0.01a 264 −0.14 0.02a 526 −0.19 <0.01a
Height (cm) 262 0.05 0.45 264 0.03 0.66 526 0.42 <0.01a
Weight (kg) 262 −0.05 0.47 264 −0.05 0.41 526 0.21 <0.01a
BSA (m2) 262 −0.02 0.76 264 −0.04 0.51 526 0.32 <0.01a
BMI (kg/m2) 262 −0.08 0.22 264 −0.06 0.34 526 −0.01 0.79
Duration of hypertension (years) 258 −0.06 0.33 261 0.15 0.02a 519 0.04 0.43
Systolic BP measured at office (mmHg) 261 0.11 0.08 264 0.25 <0.01a 525 0.23 <0.01a
Diastolic BP measured at office (mmHg) 261 −0.09 0.15 264 0.14 0.03a 525 0.05 0.25
MAP measured at office (mmHg) 261 −0.01 0.82 264 0.19 0.02a 525 0.13 0.03a
TKV (ml) 258 0.14 0.03a 261 0.06 0.36 519 0.24 <0.01a
lnTKV 258 0.12 0.05 261 0.12 0.06 519 0.27 <0.01a
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 262 0.10 0.10 261 0.10 0.10 523 0.42 <0.01a
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) (MDRD) 262 −0.02 0.80 264 −0.02 0.76 526 −0.02 0.73
eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) (CKD-EPI) 262 −0.02 0.78 264 −0.02 0.79 526 −0.05 0.25
Serum sodium (mEq/L) 262 0.09 0.17 264 −0.01 0.84 526 0.04 0.32
Serum potassium (mEq/L) 262 −0.02 0.72 264 0.06 0.36 526 0.11 0.01a
Urine volume (ml) 254 −0.02 0.78 254 0.08 0.19 508 0.06 0.16
Urine sodium (mEq/24 h) 236 0.01 0.86 250 −0.03 0.69 486 0.13 0.05a
Urine potassium (mEq/24 h) 234 0.05 0.44 247 0.07 0.25 481 0.17 <0.01a
Urine aldosterone (μg/24 h) 201 −0.02 0.74 216 0.24 <0.01a 417 −0.04 0.44
Urine albumin (mg/24 h) 236 0.29 <0.01a 250 0.12 0.06 486 0.12 0.01a

LVMI, left ventricular mass index; BSA, body surface area; BMI, body mass index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; TKV, total kidney volume; eGFR, estimated GFR; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration.

a

P < 0.05.