Table 3.
Sex-specific associations of hemodynamic load with LVMI and RWT
| Variable | Log LVMI models | RWT models | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||
| β ± SE | P value | β ± SE | P value | β ± SE | P value | β ± SE | P value | |
| PAC/BSA | 0.010±0.012 | 0.39 | 0.006±0.008 | 0.42 | 0.002±0.004 | 0.71 | –0.009±0.003 | 0.001 |
| cfPWV (1 m/sec) | 0.001±0.005 | 0.84 | 0.002±0.005 | 0.61 | 0.001±0.002 | 0.79 | 0.003±0.001 | 0.02 |
| Z c × height (1-SD increase) | –0.026±0.014 | 0.06 | 0.003±0.01 | 0.80 | –0.004±0.005 | 0.46 | 0.008±0.004 | 0.05 |
| SVR × height (1-SD increase) | –0.036±0.016 | 0.03 | –0.009±0.02 | 0.57 | 0.005±0.005 | 0.33 | 0.006±0.004 | 0.11 |
| AIx (1-SD increase) | 0.005±0.023 | 0.39 | 0.008±0.013 | 0.51 | –0.005±0.005 | 0.36 | –0.002±0.004 | 0.60 |
Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; BSA, body surface area; cfPWV, carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; PAC, proximal aortic compliance; RWT, relative wall thickness; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; Z c, characteristic impedance of the aorta.