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.