Table 2b.

Least square means and 95% CIsfor left ventricular structural indices according to categories of alcohol consumption

	N	LS means* (95% CI) of alcohol consumption categories				P values
		Non-drinkers	≥0.5 and ≤3 drinks per week	>3 and ≤7 drinks per week	>7 drinks per week	Linear	Quadratic
LV mass (g)
Men	551	157.0 (146.8 to 167.2)	158.6 (153.1 to 164.0)	169.5 (160.7 to 178.2)	182.1 (164.6 to 199.7)	<0.01	0.92
Women	578	151.6 (142.0 to 161.2)	159.5 (154.1 to 164.9)	169.3 (160.6 to 177.9)	180.0 (162.7 to 197.3)	<0.01	0.13
LV mass per BSA (g/m2)
Men	550	76.8 (71.5 to 82.1)	78.6 (75.8 to 81.4)	83.0 (78.5 to 87.5)	91.4 (82.3 to 100.4)	<0.01	0.67
Women	577	86.1 (80.4 to 91.8)	90.4 (87.2 to 93.6)	95.5 (90.4 to 100.6)	102.6 (92.4 to 112.8)	<0.01	0.02
LV end-diastolic diameter (mm)
Men	548	50.7 (49.5 to 51.9)	50.9 (50.3 to 51.5)	51.0 (50.0 to 52.0)	52.1 (50.0 to 54.2)	0.03	0.23
Women	577	49.4 (48.3 to 50.5)	50.4 (49.8 to 51.1)	51.4 (50.4 to 52.4)	52.5 (50.5 to 54.6)	0.07	0.31
LV end-systolic diameter (mm)
Men	548	32.3 (31.2 to 33.4)	32.4 (31.8 to 33.0)	32.4 (31.5 to 33.4)	33.9 (31.9 to 35.8)	0.17	0.29
Women	577	31.1 (30.1 to 32.1)	32.2 (31.6 to 32.8)	32.7 (31.8 to 33.7)	34.6 (32.8 to 36.5)	<0.01	0.48
Relative wall thickness (cm)
Men	551	0.25 (0.24 to 0.26)	0.26 (0.25 to 0.26)	0.27 (0.27 to 0.27)	0.27 (0.25 to 0.28)	0.07	0.96
Women	578	0.26 (0.25 to 0.27)	0.26 (0.26 to 0.27)	0.26 (0.26 to 0.27)	0.27 (0.26 to 0.28)	0.47	0.31

*Means are adjusted for age, marital status and education, smoking, physical activity and body mass index.

BSA, body surface area; e’, peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity; LV, left ventricular; RS’, peak tricuspid annular systolic velocity, S’, peak systolic mitral annular velocity; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.