Table 2.

Sex-Specific Correlations between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and LVMI.

	LVM/height2.7 (Men)							LVM/height2.7 (Women)
	Univariate			Multivariate		Multivariate		Univariate			Multivariate		Multivariate
	R	β	p	β	p	β	p	R	β	p	β	p	β	p
Age	0.18	0.23	< 0.01	0.07	< 0.01	0.08	< 0.01	0.002	− 0.002	0.97	− 0.05	0.43	− 0.05	0.45
3000-m running time	0.04	0.003	0.07	− 0.01	< 0.01	− 0.01	< 0.01	0.03	− 0.001	0.67	− 0.003	0.26	− 0.004	0.11
Systolic BP	0.33	0.18	< 0.01	0.10	< 0.01	0.10	< 0.01	0.14	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.20	0.04	0.28
Diastolic BP	0.25	0.18	< 0.01	0.01	0.50	0.01	0.49	0.05	0.03	0.39	− 0.02	0.62	− 0.02	0.68
Total cholesterol	0.12	0.03	< 0.01	− 0.01	0.29	− 0.004	0.42	0.03	0.006	0.60	0.01	0.35	0.02	0.22
HDL-C	0.15	− 0.11	< 0.01	− 0.01	0.51	− 0.01	0.47	0.13	− 0.05	0.04	− 0.05	0.09	− 0.05	0.07
Serum triglycerides	0.20	0.02	< 0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.10	0.02	0.11	− 0.003	0.79	− 0.002	0.86
Fasting glucose	0.11	0.07	< 0.01	− 0.004	0.73	− 0.005	0.71	0.07	− 0.05	0.29	− 0.07	0.10	− 0.07	0.09
Serum uric acid	0.19	1.01	< 0.01	0.24	0.04	0.22	0.06	0.10	0.52	0.13	0.009	0.97	0.06	0.87
Waist circumference	0.42	0.32	< 0.01	0.24	< 0.01	0.15	< 0.01	0.32	0.21	< 0.01	0.20	< 0.01	0.06	0.36
Body weight	0.41	0.242	< 0.01			0.08	< 0.01	0.34	0.21	< 0.01			0.17	< 0.01

Multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the association of LVM index with age, 3000-m running time, systolic BP, diastolic BP, total cholesterol, HDL-C, serum triglycerides, fasting glucose, serum uric acid, waist circumference, cigarette smoking and alcohol intake status, with and without body weight.

BP Blood pressure, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LVM Left ventricular mass.