Table III.

Multiple Linear Regression, With Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Mass Index* as the Dependent Variable

Variable	Beta±SD	Standardized Beta	p Value
Systolic BP	0.20±0.07	0.27	0.004
Medication Use	4.1±2.0	0.14	0.05
Ln urine ACR	1.4±0.5	0.16	0.01
Body mass index	0.33±0.16	0.13	0.04
Serum creatinine	1.4±1.2	0.08	0.24
Diastolic BP	0.004±0.09	0.005	0.96
Age	0.008±0.17	0.003	0.96
BP=blood pressure; Ln=natural log; ACR=albumin‐creatine ratio; *LV mass/ht2.7; r2=0.13; n=250