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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2008 Nov;156(5):975–981. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.018

Table IIIa.

Association of anthropometric measures with left ventricular systolic function*

EF (r =) p-value Parameter estimate (β=) p-value
Overall Obesity
    BMI -0.04 0.09 -0.04 0.15
Central Obesity
    Waist Hip Ratio -0.24 <0.0001 -16.67 <0.0001
    Waist Circumference -0.18 <0.0001 -0.08 <0.0001
    Neck Circumference -0.25 <0.0001 -0.38 <0.0001
*

In addition to the analysis using visual estimate EF these analyses were also run using EF by Teicholz and M-mode and there was no noticeable difference in the results.