Table 3. – Bivariate association between global cardiovascular risk (in both periods and combined risk) and echocardiographic and clinical characteristics in period 1 (2008 - 2010), n = 2973.
| Variable | Global risk (period 1) | Global risk (period 2) | Combined risk (low-risk period 1 and high-risk period 2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PR | CI 95% | PR | CI 95% | PR | CI 95% | |
| Echocardio Parameter | ||||||
| Abnormal | 3.26 | 2.72; 3.91 | 2.59 | 2.23; 3.01 | 2.74 | 2.00; 3.76 |
| Diastolic function | ||||||
| With dysfunction | 2.87 | 2.49; 3.30 | 2.55 | 2.26; 2.89 | 3.48 | 2.55; 4.74 |
| LV geometry (mass/BSA) | ||||||
| With hypertrophy | 1.54 | 1.42; 1.67 | 1.45 | 1.36; 1.56 | 2.10 | 1.59; 2.77 |
| LV geometry (mass/ height2.7) | ||||||
| With hypertrophy | 1.48 | 1.37; 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.35; 1.53 | 1.95 | 1.56; 2.45 |
| LA volume | ||||||
| Increased | 1.24 | 1.14; 1.36 | 1.16 | 1.07; 1.26 | 1.16 | 0.87; 1.55 |
| Leisure-time physical activity | ||||||
| Sedentary | 1.00 | 0.94; 1.08 | 1.02 | 0.96; 1.08 | 0.98 | 0.81; 1.20 |
| Excessive drinker | ||||||
| Yes | 1.34 | 1.22; 1.47 | 1.24 | 1.14; 1.35 | 1.04 | 0.67; 1.61 |
| High triglycerides | ||||||
| Yes | 1.30 | 1.22; 1.39 | 1.20 | 1.13; 1.27 | 1.09 | 0.90; 1.36 |
| BMI | ||||||
| Overweight | 1.27 | 1.17; 1.38 | 1.19 | 1.11; 1.28 | 1.09 | 0.88; 1.36 |
| Obesity | 1.30 | 1.19; 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.13; 1.33 | 1.27 | 0.99; 1.64 |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Up to complete high school | 1.11 | 1.04; 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.02; 1.15 | 1.13 | 0.93; 1.37 |
LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricle; BSA: body surface area; BMI: body mass index.