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

Table 3. Associations of Echocardiographic Parameters with Blood Pressure Indices.

Systolic Blood Pressure Diastolic Blood Pressure Mean Arterial Pressure
Est. Coeff (SE)* P value Est. Coeff (SE)* P value Est. Coeff (SE)* P value
Unadjusted
LVWT 2.73 (2.57) 0.29 3.83 (1.67) 0.025 4.74 (2.26) 0.041
LVDD −0.23 (2.62) 0.93 0.90 (1.76) 0.61 0.83 (2.37) 0.73
LV mass 1.12 (2.63) 0.67 2.61 (1.74) 0.14 2.98 (2.36) 0.21
RWT 3.61 (2.44) 0.14 3.92 (1.59) 0.017 5.12 (2.14) 0.020
E prime −5.75 (2.58) 0.030 0.56 (1.82) 0.76 −1.36 (2.44) 0.58
E/a ratio −1.88 (2.54) 0.46 0.92 (1.72) 0.59 0.30 (2.32) 0.90
E/e' ratio 4.40 (2.43) 0.08 −0.54 (1.68) 0.75 0.93 (2.26) 0.68
SIC 5.45 (2.40) 0.027 4.05 (1.60) 0.014 5.87 (2.14) 0.008
MSI 6.06 (2.36) 0.013 5.31 (1.52) 0.001 7.33 (2.04) 0.001
Adjusted for age and sex
LVWT 2.30 (2.80) 0.41 2.34 (1.85) 0.21 3.11 (2.52) 0.22
LVDD −1.48 (2.87) 0.61 −1.49 (1.90) 0.44 −1.98 (2.59) 0.45
LV mass 0.03 (2.95) 0.99 0.55 (1.96) 0.78 0.55 (2.67) 0.84
RWT 3.69 (2.36) 0.12 3.85 (1.51) 0.014 3.80 (1.59) 0.021
E prime −6.05 (2.89) 0.041 −1.44 (2.00) 0.48 −2.98 (2.06) 0.16
E/a ratio −1.75 (2.53) 0.49 0.11 (1.69) 0.95 −0.51 (1.77) 0.78
E/e' ratio 3.94 (2.60) 0.14 0.72 (1.77) 0.69 1.79 (1.84) 0.33
SIC 4.79 (2.41) 0.053 3.34 (1.60) 0.042 3.83 (1.66) 0.026
MSI 5.64 (2.33) 0.019 4.79 (1.49) 0.002 6.67 (2.02) 0.002

LVWT, left ventricular wall thickness; LVDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; RWT, relative wall thickness; SIC, signal intensity coefficient; MSI, myocardial structural index.

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