Table 5. Multivariate analysis (adjusted for age, gender, race, and all of the risk factors in the table) of associations of left ventricular (LV) structure/function and aortic function versus risk factors (beta and * for p < 0.05).

	EDV index	ESV index	Mass index	SV index	EF	M/V ratio	Native T1	Post 12min T1	Post 25min T1	Partition coefficient	ECV	PWV	AAD	DAD
Hypertension	1.22*	0.06	5.05*	1.16*	0.76*	0.25*	0.038	-2.92	-2.02	-0.0019	0.13	0.2	-0.1	-0.2*
Diabetes	-3.03*	-1.24*	-0.67	-1.79*	0.11	0.15*	2.36	3.58	3.32	-0.0007	-0.21	-0.23	-0.08	-0.11
BMI ≥30	-2.69*	-0.94*	1.19*	-1.76*	-0.36	0.15*	2.84	-18*	-19.5*	-0.0049	-0.15	-0.29	0.1	-0.3*
Smokers	-0.61	0.26	0.88*	-0.88*	-0.66*	0.04	2.51	-1.06	-2.57	0.0047*	0.36	0.41*	-0.00	0.05
Total cholesterol ≥240mg/dl	0.2	-0.18	0.54	0.37	0.6	0.12	12.52	-1.76	-0.64	0.0031	-0.14	0.03	0.02	0.03
LDL ≥160 mg/dl	-2.28	-0.23	0.21	-2.05*	-1.12	-0.03	-7.51	-8.42	-7.23	0.0014	0.24	-0.39	0.09	-0.27
Triglycerides ≥150mg/dl	-3.41*	-2.1*	-1.2*	-1.31*	1.14*	0.2*	1.28	0.38	0.67	-0.0044	-0.75*	-0.05	0.08	0.16
Myocardial scar	5.1*	5.5*	7.78*	-0.41	-4.2*	-0.12	8.77*	-13.7*	-10.6*	0.0177*	-2.53	-0.29	-0.21	0.25

LV structure index by body surface area. EDV- End-diastolic volume. ESV- End-systolic volume. EF- Ejection fraction. M/V ratio- Mass to end-diastolic volume. SV- Stroke volume. ECV- Extracellular volume fraction. PWV- Pulse wave velocity. ADD- Ascending aortic distensibility. DAD- Descending aortic distensibility.