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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Nov 17;25(3):319–326. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.11.001

Table 3.

Multivariate adjusteda odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of abnormal left ventricular geometry by one-standard-deviation changes in measures of adiposity.

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Eccentric Concentric


Odds ratio
(95% confidence interval)
P valueb Odds ratio
(95% confidence interval)
P valueb
Δ Body mass index, kg/m2a 2.00 (1.53, 2.61) <0.001 1.45 (1.02, 2.03) 0.08
Δ Waist circumference, cm 1.33 (1.06, 1.68) 0.03 1.34 (0.93, 1.91) 0.13
Δ Waist/hip ratio 1.00 (0.76, 1.32) 0.99 0.98 (0.71, 1.35) 0.96
Δ Waist/height ratio 1.35 (1.07, 1.70) 0.03 1.38 (0.99, 1.92) 0.10
Δ Abdominal height, cm 1.11 (0.85, 1.44) 0.68 0.96 (0.70, 1.31) 0.96
Δ Body fat, % 1.60 (1.26, 2.03) <0.001 1.47 (1.07, 2.04) 0.05
Δ Visceral Adiposity Index 1.02 (0.77, 1.36) 0.96 0.95 (0.57, 1.59) 0.96
a

Adjusted for age, race, gender, follow-up time, and the following time-dependent covariates: systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, fasting blood glucose, smoking status, regular alcohol drinking, leisure-time physical activity, and serum uric acid; models of Visceral Adiposity Index were not adjusted for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglyceride.

b

P < 0.05 (using false discovery rate method), comparing to normal geometry.