Table 4.

Predictors of LVMI in study A

	Full Model			Final Model
	Difference	95% CI	Beta	Difference	95% CI	Beta
Age (years)	−0.28c	[−0.40, −0.16]	−0.18c	−0.25c	[−0.34, −0.13]	−0.16c
Systolic BP measured at office (mmHg)	0.12c	[0.05, 0.18]	0.13c	0.12c	[0.05, 0.18]	0.13c
TKV (ml)	0.0009	[−0.0006, 0.002]	0.05
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	6.63	[−0.08, 13.33]	0.10	7.45a	[1.00, 13.91]	0.11a
Serum potassium (mEq/L)	0.98	[−1.18, 3.14]	0.03
Urine sodium (mEq/24 h)	−0.01	[−0.02, 0.01]	−0.04
Urine potassium (mEq/24 h)	0.04	[−0.004, 0.08]	0.08
Urine albumin (mg/24 h)	0.006	[−0.0004, 0.01]	0.07	0.007a	[0.0004, 0.01]	0.08a
Female	−11.30c	[−13.95, −8.64]	−0.43c	−11.54c	[−14.10, −8.97]	−0.44c
Constant	52.01c	[37.56, 66.47]		56.40c	[45.88, 66.92]
Observations	471			482
R2	0.38			0.36

Height and weight were excluded from the model. LVMI, left ventricular mass index; CI, confidence interval; TKV, total kidney volume.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001.