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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Electrocardiol. 2011 Dec 23;45(2):178–184. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.11.001

Table 2.

Logistic Regression Adjusted for Baseline Traditional Risk Factors Plus QRS at Year 0 and Incident QRS > 100 msec at Year 20

Odds Ratio (95% CI) for Incident Prolonged QRS Duration at Year 20
Year 0 Covariates Model 1
(N=2501)
Model 2
(N=1911)
Age (per 1 year) 0.99 (0.95-1.03) 1.01 (0.96-1.06)
White race (vs. Black) 1.49 (1.10-2.02) 1.63 (1.11-2.40)
Female sex (vs. Male) 0.42 (0.28-0.63) 0.71 (0.42-1.20)
SBP (per 1 mm Hg) 1.00 (0.98-1.02) 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Diabetes 0.60 (0.07-5.01) 0.86 (0.09-7.94)
Creatinine (per 1 mg/dL) 2.14 (0.90-5.09) 2.04 (0.73-5.67)
BMI (per 1 kg/m2) 0.97 (0.93-1.01) 0.93 (0.88-0.98)
ECG LVMI (per 1 g/m2.7) 1.10 (1.06-1.14) 1.13 (1.08-1.18)
Current smoker (vs. not) 1.29 (0.95-1.74) 1.20 (0.84-1.73)
Antihypertensive therapy 2.06 (0.95-4.49) 1.90 (0.74-4.89)
QRS duration at Year 0 (per 10 msec) 1.09 (1.07-1.11) 1.10 (1.07-1.12)
Additional Covariates
CAC >0 at Year 20 - 0.94 (0.63-1.39)
Mean maximal CC-IMT at Year 20 - 1.52 (0.39-5.99)
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dimension (in mm) - 2.11 (1.43-3.11)
Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Thickness (in mm) - 3.72 (0.99-13.89)

Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; mm Hg: millimeters of mercury; mg/dL: milligrams per deciliter; BMI: body mass index; kg/m2: kilograms per meter squared; g/m: grams per meter; ECG LVMI: electrocardiographic left ventricular mass index; CAC: coronary artery calcium; CC-IMT: common carotid intima medial thickness