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. 2014 May 15;9(5):e97424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097424

Table 2. Associations of Echocardiographic Parameters with Hypertension Status.

Hypertension Status
Est. Coeff (SE)* P value
Unadjusted
Left ventricular wall thickness, cm 0.066 (0.067) 0.33
Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, cm −0.011 (0.067) 0.87
Left ventricular mass, g 0.013 (0.067) 0.84
Relative wall thickness 0.117 (0.066) 0.079
E prime, cm/s −0.236 (0.059) 0.0002
E/a ratio −0.062 (0.067) 0.36
E/e' ratio 0.161 (0.064) 0.014
Signal intensity coefficient 0.144 (0.065) 0.029
Myocardial structural index 0.175 (0.063) 0.008
Adjusted for age and sex
Left ventricular wall thickness, cm 0.071 (0.078) 0.37
Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, cm −0.035 (0.079) 0.66
Left ventricular mass, g −0.002 (0.081) 0.98
Relative wall thickness 0.118 (0.065) 0.076
E prime, cm/s −0.272 (0.070) 0.0003
E/a ratio −0.050 (0.068) 0.47
E/e' ratio 0.153 (0.071) 0.036
Signal intensity coefficient 0.153 (0.066) 0.025
Myocardial structural index 0.179 (0.063) 0.007

*Estimated regression coefficients represent the change in blood pressure measure per 1-SD change in the echocardiographic parameter.