Figure 1.

Study flow chart. Blue boxes represent the GHS study cohort, of which the individuals included into the present study were chosen. Red boxes show excluded individuals. Green boxes represent the subgroups of the final study sample. A total of 14,870 subjects were included. Individuals with a type of diabetes mellitus other than T2DM were excluded, also if data for glucose states were not available and in case of normal HbA1c but fasting Glucose >125 mg/dL. No LVH was present if LVMI ≤ 95 gm/m² (women) or ≤115 gm/m² (men) and RWT ≤ 0.42; all other states were defined as present LVH. GHS: Gutenberg Health Study. LVMI: left ventricular mass index. LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy. RWT: relative wall thickness. T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus.