. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Aug 13;7(9):870–878. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.05.008

Table 4.

Transition matrix of left ventricular (LV) geometric pattern from examination cycle 5 to examination cycle 6.

		Examination cycle 6
	No. of observations	Normal Geometry	Concentric Remodeling	Eccentric Hypertrophy	Concentric Hypertrophy	Total
Examination cycle 5	Normal Geometry	915^‡	215	112^§	46	1288
	Concentric Remodeling	259^#	143^‡	33^§	32^§	467
	Eccentric Hypertrophy	92^#	18^#	87⁺	15^§	212
	Concentric Hypertrophy	42^#	28^#	26^§	42⁺	138
	Total	1308	404	258	135	2105

^§

indicates change to a more abnormal LV geometric pattern (“worsening”) whereas

indicates a change to a more normal LV geometric pattern (“improvement”) over 4 years. Individuals with normal geometry or concentric remodeling at exams 5 and 6

^‡

served as the referent category for the analyses relating change in LV geometry (from exam 5 to exam 6) to incident CVD (after exam 6). Individuals with concentric hypertrophy or eccentric hypertrophy at exams 5 and 6

⁺

were treated as separate group (“Remained high risk”).