. 2019 Oct 16;4(12):1221–1229. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.3909

Table 2. Factors Associated With E′, Pulse-Wave Velocity, Indexed Left Ventricular Mass, and Concentric Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.

Characteristic	Multivariable Analysis
Characteristic	Estimate (SE)	P Value
Tissue-Doppler E′ velocity^a
Race, white vs black	−0.71 (0.34)	.03
Height, cm	0.03 (0.03)	.46
Player position, NLM vs LM	−0.72 (0.50)	.16
Weight, kg^b	−0.02 (0.01)	.08
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg^b	−0.01 (0.01)	.29
Pulse-wave velocity, m/s^b	−0.58 (0.18)	.001
LV mass index, gm/m²^b	0.01 (0.01)	.41
Pulse-wave velocity
Race, white vs black	−0.09 (0.10)	.34
Height, cm	0.01 (0.01)	.43
Player position, NLM vs LM	0.21 (0.15)	.16
Weight, kg^b	0.01 (0.00)	.003
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg^b	0.01 (0.00)	.007
Tissue-Doppler E′ velocity, cm/s^a^,^b	−0.04 (0.01)	.002
LV mass index, gm/m²^b	−0.003 (0.00)	.25
LV mass index
Race, white vs black	3.2 (1.7)	.07
Height, cm	0.1 (0.2)	.69
Player position, NLM vs LM	−3.3 (2.6)	.21
Weight, kg^b	0.11 (0.1)	.13
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg^b	0.07 (0.05)	.16
Pulse-wave velocity, m/s^b	−1.1 (0.9)	.25
Tissue-Doppler E′ velocity, cm/s^b	0.21 (0.3)	.42
Concentric LV hypertrophy, odds ratios (95% CIs)
Height, cm	0.94 (0.85-1.04)	.22
Race, white vs black	2.02 (0.73-5.56)	.18
Player position, NLM vs LM	0.03 (0.01-0.17)	<.001
Weight, kg^b	1.09 (1.05-1.14)	<.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg^b	1.04 (1.01-1.07)	.02
Pulse-wave velocity, m/s^b	0.99 (0.57-1.72)	.98
Tissue-Doppler E′ velocity, cm/s^a^,^b	0.83 (0.71-0.98)	.03

Abbreviations: LM, linemen; LV, left ventricle, NLM, nonlinemen.

^{^a}

Mean E′ velocity (cm/s).

^{^b}

Covariate incorporated as a time-varying measurement (adjusted least square means) at all the study points.