Table 4.

Factors associated with concentric left ventricular hypertrophy—stratified analyses by race and player position

Acquired concentric LVH	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Player position	Non-linemen		Linemen
Black race	3.70 (1.12 to 12.21)	0.03	0.53 (0.17 to 1.69)	0.29
Family history of hypertension	0.83 (0.30 to 2.34)	0.73	1.21 (0.38 to 3.93)	0.75
ΔWeight, kg	1.06 (0.94 to 1.18)	0.34	1.04 (0.96 to 1.13)	0.33
ΔSystolic blood pressure, mm Hg	1.01 (0.98 to 1.04)	0.57	1.02 (0.98 to 1.05)	0.40
ΔTissue-Doppler E′, cm/s	0.86 (0.71 to 1.05)	0.14	0.85 (0.69 to 1.06)	0.15
ΔPulse wave velocity, m/s	0.55 (0.28 to 1.10)	0.09	1.47 (0.69 to 3.16)	0.32
Household income, per $10 000 increase	0.79 (0.59 to 1.07)	0.14	0.88 (0.66 to 1.17)	0.37
Race classification	Black		White
Lineman position	0.46 (0.15 to 1.42)	0.18	3.40 (1.03 to 11.27)	0.048
Family history of hypertension	0.92 (0.35 to 2.42)	0.87	1.21 (0.35 to 4.20)	0.77
ΔWeight, kg	1.07 (0.96 to 1.19)	0.20	1.05 (0.96 to 1.15)	0.27
ΔSystolic blood pressure, mm Hg	1.02 (0.99 to 1.05)	0.28	1.00 (0.96 to 1.04)	0.89
ΔTissue-Doppler E′, cm/s	0.87 (0.72 to 1.06)	0.16	0.82 (0.65 to 1.02)	0.07
ΔPulse wave velocity, m/s	0.75 (0.39 to 1.44)	0.39	1.01 (0.47 to 2.15)	0.99
Household income, per $10 000 increase	0.90 (0.70 to 1.17)	0.44	0.73 (0.52 to 1.02)	0.07

Bold indicates p-vales were of statistic significance. P≤0.05.

LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy.