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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 4.

Measures of cardiovascular structure and function at Visit 5 by category of slope of change in CVHS per decade from Visit 1 through Visit 5.

Slope of Change in CVHS per decade of follow-up
Adj P for trend
>1 point /decade decrease N=583 0.5 – 1 point/decade decrease N=1,139 0 – 0.5 point/decade decrease N=1,446 0 – 0.5 point/decade increase N=922 ≥0.5 point/decade increase N=208
LV Structure
LVEDV (ml) 79.3 [77.6,80.9] 79.2 [78.0,80.3] 79.7 [78.7,80.6] 79.7 [78.5,81.0] 78.4 [75.8,81.0] 0.85
LV MWT (cm) 1.00 [0.99,1.01] 0.98 [0.97,0.99] 0.97 [0.96,0.97] 0.95 [0.94,0.96] 0.93 [0.91,0.94] <0.001
LV mass (g) 151 [147,154] 144 [142,146] 141 [140,143] 135 [133,138] 129 [124,133] <0.001
LVH (%) 9.2 [6.8,11.6] 8.7 [7.1,10.3] 8.4 [7.0,9.8] 5.2 [3.4,7.0] 5.7 [1.9,9.5] 0.008
LV Systolic Function
LVEF (%) 66.1 [65.6,66.6] 66.2 [65.9,66.6] 66.0 [65.7,66.3] 66.2 [65.8,66.5] 66.2 [65.5,67] 0.94
Longitudinal strain (%) −18.1 [−18.4,−17.9] −18.2 [−18.3,−18.1] −18.3 [−18.4,−18.1] −18.5 [−18.7,−18.3] −18.8 [−19.2,−18.5] <0.001
LV Diastolic Function
TDI e' (cm/s) 5.5 [5.4,5.7] 5.6 [5.5,5.7] 5.8 [5.7,5.9] 5.9 [5.8,6.0] 5.9 [5.7,6.1] <0.001
E/e' ratio 12.3 [11.9,12.6] 12.2 [12.0,12.4] 11.9 [11.7,12.1] 11.6 [11.3,11.8] 11.5 [11.0,12] <0.001
LA volume (ml) 46.2 [44.9,47.5] 45.9 [45.1,46.8] 45.1 [44.3,45.8] 45.1 [44.2,46.1] 43.8 [41.7,45.8] 0.04
RV Function & Pulmonary Pressure
RVFAC (%) 52.3 [51.7,53] 52.6 [52.2,53.1] 52.8 [52.4,53.2] 53.2 [52.7,53.7] 52.9 [51.8,54] 0.09
TR velocity (m/s) 2.41 [2.38,2.44] 2.4 [2.37,2.42] 2.36 [2.34,2.37] 2.35 [2.32,2.37] 2.24 [2.19,2.29] <0.001
Arterial Structure & Function
Aortic root diameter (cm) 3.21 [3.18-3.24] 3.18 [3.16-3.20] 3.17 [3.16-3.19] 3.16 [3.14-3.18] 3.20 [3.15-3.24] 0.09
Ea (mmHg/ml) 1.85 [1.81,1.89] 1.82 [1.79,1.85] 1.86 [1.83,1.88] 1.82 [1.79,1.85] 1.81 [1.74,1.87] 0.53
MAP (mmHg) 91 [90,92] 89 [88,89] 88 [88,89] 87 [86,88] 85 [84,87] <0.001
PWV (cm/s) 1193 [1154,1230] 1161 [1136,1186] 1156 [1135,1177] 1167 [1139,1194] 1099 [1043,1156] 0.11
Biomarkers of Myocardial Stress & Injury
NT-proBNP (ng/l) 118 [107,130] 117 [110,125] 112 [105,118] 122 [114,131] 137 [119,154] 0.26
hsTn-T (ng/l) 10.3 [9.8-10.9] 10.0 [9.6,10.4] 10.1 [9.8,10.4] 9.7 [9.3,10.1] 8.9 [8.0, 9.8] <0.001

Values are adjusted for CVHS at Visit 1, age, gender, race, and field center. P value is P for trend. Values are multivariable adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals.