Table III.

Stepwise linear regression analysis with left ventricular mass index as dependent variable.^⁎

Independent Variable	Left Ventricular Mass Index
	β	P
Age, y	0.13	NS
HD duration, y	0.12	NS
Blood pressure, mm Hg
Systolic	0.22	0.03
Diastolic	0.19	NS
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	−0.191	NS
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	0.16	NS
C-reactive protein, mg/L	0.17	NS
HOMA	0.26	0.01
Ejection fraction, %	−0.53	NS

HOMA = Homeostatic Model Assessment; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; NS = not significant.

^⁎n = 186; r² = 0.41.