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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Jan 21;30(5):758–767. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.01.003

Table 4.

Association of serum phosphorus with measures of LV structure and function: The ARIC Study, 2011–2013

Visit 5 Phosphorus Quintiles P for trend
1.8–3.0 mg/dL 3.1–3.3 mg/dL 3.4–3.5 mg/dL 3.6–3.8 mg/dL 3.9–6.2 mg/dL
N 911 1178 910 1222 992
LV structure
End Diastolic Diameter (cm) 4.41 (4.37,4.45) 4.40 (4.37,4.44) 4.40 (4.36,4.44) 4.37 (4.34,4.41) 4.39 (4.35,4.43) 0.16
End Diastolic Volume Index (mL /m2) 43.4 (42.6,44.3) 43.2 (42.5,44.0) 43.4 (42.6,44.3) 43.7 (42.9,44.4) 43.9 (43.1,44.7) 0.17
LV Mean wall thickness (cm) 1.01 (0.99,1.02) 1.00 (0.99,1.01) 0.99 (0.98,1.00) 1.00 (0.99,1.01) 1.01 (1.00,1.02) 0.33
LV mass index (g/m2) 80.9 (79.2,82.6) 79.8 (78.3,81.3) 79.3 (77.6,80.9) 79.7 (78.2,81.2) 81.3 (79.7,83.0) 0.63
LV hypertrophy, (%) 9.14 (6.40,11.9) 8.87 (6.36,11.4) 8.36 (5.67,11.1) 9.90 (7.41,12.4) 11.7 (9.00,14.3) 0.06
LV mass/end-diastolic volume 1.88 (1.84,1.93) 1.87 (1.83,1.91) 1.85 (1.80,1.89) 1.85 (1.80,1.89) 1.88 (1.83,1.92) 0.55
Relative wall thickness 0.43 (0.43,0.44) 0.43 (0.42,0.44) 0.43 (0.42,0.44) 0.43 (0.43,0.44) 0.44 (0.43,0.44) 0.12
LV systolic function
Ejection Fraction (%) 66.0 (65.4,66.5) 65.8 (65.3,66.4) 66.0 (65.5,66.6) 65.7 (65.2,66.2) 65.7 (65.2,66.3) 0.37
Longitudinal strain (%) −17.9 (−18.1,−17.7) −17.9 (−18.1,−17.7) −17.8 (−18.1,−17.6) −17.8 (−18.0,−17.6) −17.8 (−18.0,−17.6) 0.30
LV diastolic function
TDI septal e’ (cm/sec) 5.81 (5.67,5.95) 5.74 (5.61,5.87) 5.80 (5.66,5.94) 5.69 (5.57,5.82) 5.68 (5.55,5.82) 0.08
Septal E/e’ ratio 11.9 (11.5,12.3) 12.2 (11.9,12.6) 12.3 (12.0,12.7) 12.3 (12.0,12.6) 12.4 (12.1,12.8) 0.02
Left atrial volume index (mL/m2)* 24.8(24.0,25.6) 25.4(24.6,26.1) 25.1(24.4,25.9) 25.7(25.0,26.4) 25.7(24.9,26.4) 0.03
 eGFR: >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 24.8 (22.7,27.0) 25.1 (23.3,27.0) 25.1 (22.9,27.4) 26.1 (24.3,27.9) 24.0 (22.0,26.1) 0.92
 eGFR: 60-<90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 24.7 (23.7,25.7) 25.1 (24.2,26.0) 25.1 (24.2,26.1) 24.7 (23.8,25.6) 25.4 (24.4,26.3) 0.51
 eGFR: <60 mL/min per 1.73 m2 23.8 (22.3,25.4) 24.9 (23.4,26.3) 24.0 (22.5,25.5) 26.8 (25.4,28.1) 25.8 (24.4,27.3) 0.001

All values are shown as Mean (95% Confidence Interval) adjusted for age, sex, race-center, BMI, eGFR, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, sport index, cigarette smoking status, drinking status, diabetes, HDL-C, LDL-C, use of lipid lowering medications, use of antihypertensives, prevalent CHD at Visit

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Since we observed significant interaction by eGFR in the association of serum phosphorus and LAVI (p-value: 0.002), analyses of LAVI was stratified across the eGFR categories.