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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2015 Sep 8;132(21):1979–1989. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017882

Table 3.

Measures of cardiovascular structure and function at Visit 5 by the percent CVHS attained between Visits 1 and 5.

N Category of percent CVHS attained Adj P value
<50% N=612 50-60% N=945 60-70% N=1,303 70-80% N=742 ≥80% N=696
LV Structure
LVEDV (ml) 3,999 83.3 [81.8,84.9] 80.7 [79.5,81.9] 79.5 [78.5,80.5] 77.2 [75.8,78.5] 77.1 [75.7,78.5] <0.001
LV MWT (cm) 4,088 1.03 [1.02,1.04] 1.00 [0.99,1.01] 0.97 [0.96,0.98] 0.94 [0.93,0.95] 0.92 [0.91,0.93] <0.001
LV mass (g) 4,078 160 [157,163] 150 [147,152] 142 [140,143] 132 [129,134] 126 [123,128] <0.001
LVH (%) 4,078 13.9 [11.6,16.2] 10.1 [8.3,11.8] 7.2 [5.8,8.7] 5.7 [3.7,7.6] 3.0 [1.0,5.0] <0.001
LV Systolic Function
LVEF (%) 4,107 66 [65.5,66.4] 66.2 [65.9,66.6] 66.0 [65.7,66.3] 66.2 [65.8,66.6] 66.2 [65.8,66.6] 0.68
Longitudinal strain (%) 3,867 −18.0 [−18.2,−17.8] −18.2 [−18.3,−18] −18.2 [−18.4,−18.1] −18.5 [−18.6,−18.3] −18.7 [−18.8,−18.5] <0.001
LV Diastolic Function
TDI e' (cm/s) 4,100 5.49 [5.37,5.61] 5.64 [5.55,5.73] 5.66 [5.59,5.74] 5.85 [5.75,5.96] 6.07 [5.97,6.18] <0.001
E/e' ratio 4,095 13.0 [12.7,13.3] 12.6 [12.4,12.9] 11.8 [11.6,12] 11.5 [11.2,11.7] 10.9 [10.6,11.2] <0.001
LA volume (ml) 4,073 50.0 [48.8,51.2] 47.3 [46.3,48.2] 45.3 [44.5,46.1] 42.8 [41.7,43.8] 42.2 [41.2,43.3] <0.001
RV Function & Pulmonary Pressure
RVFAC (%) 3,782 52.5 [51.9,53.2] 52.3 [51.7,52.8] 52.4 [51.9,52.8] 53.2 [52.6,53.7] 54 [53.4,54.5] <0.001
TR velocity (m/s) 2,345 2.46 [2.43,2.49] 2.41 [2.38,2.43] 2.36 [2.34,2.38] 2.33 [2.3,2.35] 2.31 [2.29,2.34] <0.001
Arterial Structure & Function
Aortic root diameter (cm) 4,092 3.24 [3.21,3.27] 3.22 [3.2,3.24] 3.17 [3.16,3.19] 3.14 [3.11,3.16] 3.14 [3.11,3.16] <0.001
Ea (mmHg/ml) 4,076 1.80 [1.76,1.84] 1.79 [1.76,1.82] 1.85 [1.82,1.87] 1.90 [1.86,1.93] 1.83 [1.80,1.87] 0.002
MAP (mmHg) 4,287 90 [89,91] 89 [88,89] 89 [88,89] 88 [88,89] 86 [85,86] <0.001
PWV (cm/s) 3,401 1265 [1228,1302] 1199 [1171,1226] 1151 [1129,1173] 1132 [1103,1161] 1100 [1070,1129] <0.001
Biomarkers of Myocardial Stress & Injury
NT-proBNP (ng/l) 4,128 136 [124,148] 120 [111,128] 117 [110,124] 109 [100,119] 111 [99,122] <0.001
hsTn-T (ng/l) 4,246 12.2 [11.6,12.8] 10.7 [10.3,11.1] 9.7 [9.4,10.0] 8.7 [8.3, 9.2] 9.0 [8.5, 9.6] <0.001

Values are adjusted for age, gender, race, and field center. P value is P for trend. Values are multivariable adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals. Percent CVHS attained was calculated as the sum of the CVHS at Visits 1 through 5 divided by the maximum number of possible points.