Figure 1.

The change of fractional shortening (ΔFS), left atrial diameter (ΔLAD), interventricular septum (ΔIVS) and left ventricular posterior wall (ΔLVPW) from the baseline to the follow-up visit are presented in relation to tertiles (or presence/absence) of the baseline factors, which had a significant association with the change in multivariate linear regression analysis model (the p-values are from this model ; A–D, respectively). AHT, antihypertensive medication (+ = present, − = absent); DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HTN, hypertension (+ = present, − = absent); IMT, the intima-media thickness of carotid artery; INS, fasting plasma insulin; trt, tertile and W/H ratio, waist-to-hip ratio.