Background
Methods
Study population
Data collection
Definition of clinical outcomes
Statistical analysis
Results
Baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics
Variables | Normal geometry (n = 7939) | Concentric remodeling (n = 759) | Concentric hypertrophy (n = 426) | Eccentric hypertrophy (n = 816) | Ptrend |
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Age, years | 52.49 ± 10.07 | 57.99 ± 10.95 | 60.79 ± 9.90 | 59.22 ± 10.05 | < 0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 3817 (48.1) | 329 (43.3) | 175 (41.1) | 269 (33.0) | < 0.001 |
BSA, m2 | 1.66 ± 0.17 | 1.61 ± 0.19 | 1.64 ± 0.19 | 1.60 ± 0.18 | < 0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.71 ± 3.62 | 24.80 ± 3.91 | 25.86 ± 4.04 | 25.36 ± 3.90 | < 0.001 |
Smoking, n (%) | 2871 (36.2) | 259 (34.1) | 147 (34.5) | 243 (29.8) | < 0.01 |
Drinking, n (%) | 1887 (23.8) | 159 (20.9) | 90 (21.1) | 115 (14.1) | < 0.001 |
Heart rate, bpm | 77.90 ± 12.94 | 82.02 ± 14.64 | 80.65 ± 14.59 | 77.91 ± 13.34 | < 0.001 |
SBP, mmHg | 138.50 ± 20.94 | 150.18 ± 25.62 | 170.11 ± 26.50 | 154.55 ± 25.74 | < 0.001 |
DBP, mmHg | 80.93 ± 10.87 | 85.37 ± 12.95 | 92.61 ± 14.63 | 85.26 ± 13.34 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 3502 (44.1) | 504 (66.4) | 395 (92.7) | 599 (73.4) | < 0.001 |
Medication for hypertension, n (%) | 847 (10.7) | 195 (25.7) | 202 (47.4) | 227 (27.8) | < 0.001 |
History of CVD, n (%) | 492 (6.2) | 99 (13.0) | 89 (20.9) | 118 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
TC, mmol/L | 5.20 ± 1.06 | 5.43 ± 1.14 | 5.65 ± 1.27 | 5.41 ± 1.15 | < 0.001 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.56 ± 1.46 | 1.74 ± 1.30 | 1.89 ± 1.41 | 1.66 ± 1.34 | < 0.001 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.91 ± 0.81 | 3.11 ± 0.91 | 3.27 ± 0.92 | 3.04 ± 0.88 | < 0.001 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.42 ± 0.39 | 1.45 ± 0.43 | 1.39 ± 0.38 | 1.39 ± 0.35 | < 0.01 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 2740 (34.5) | 338 (44.5) | 201 (47.2) | 326 (40.0) | < 0.001 |
Estimated GFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 94.82 ± 15.02 | 89.48 ± 15.24 | 85.58 ± 18.50 | 87.68 ± 15.84 | < 0.001 |
FPG, mmol/L | 5.82 ± 1.48 | 6.23 ± 2.34 | 6.24 ± 1.79 | 6.11 ± 1.85 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 712 (9.0) | 113 (14.9) | 91 (21.4) | 131 (16.1) | < 0.001 |
Medication for diabetes, n (%) | 245 (3.1) | 48 (6.3) | 24 (5.6) | 52 (6.4) | < 0.001 |
Variables | Normal geometry (n = 7939) | Concentric remodeling (n = 759) | Concentric hypertrophy (n = 426) | Eccentric hypertrophy (n = 816) | P value |
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LAD, cm | 3.34 ± 0.37 | 3.30 ± 0.44 | 3.65 ± 0.46 | 3.64 ± 0.51 | < 0.001 |
IVSd, cm | 0.84 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | 1.14 ± 0.12 | 0.99 ± 0.10 | < 0.001 |
LVIDd, cm | 4.71 ± 0.37 | 4.27 ± 0.34 | 4.80 ± 0.40 | 5.19 ± 0.46 | < 0.001 |
LVIDs, cm | 3.11 ± 0.40 | 2.87 ± 0.39 | 3.21 ± 0.44 | 3.42 ± 0.51 | < 0.001 |
PWTd, cm | 0.82 ± 0.08 | 0.94 ± 0.09 | 1.09 ± 0.10 | 0.94 ± 0.09 | < 0.001 |
LVM, g | 130.40 ± 27.53 | 135.46 ± 32.16 | 199.50 ± 44.80 | 186.57 ± 42.54 | < 0.001 |
LVMI, g/m2 | 78.58 ± 13.26 | 83.86 ± 19.33 | 121.35 ± 19.78 | 115.97 ± 20.35 | < 0.001 |
RWT | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.37 ± 0.03 | < 0.001 |
LVEDV, ml | 103.65 ± 19.09 | 82.44 ± 15.56 | 108.57 ± 21.36 | 130.06 ± 29.31 | < 0.001 |
LVESV, ml | 39.36 ± 12.31 | 32.47 ± 11.00 | 42.55 ± 14.10 | 49.81 ± 19.78 | < 0.001 |
SV, ml | 64.30 ± 15.94 | 49.96 ± 13.30 | 66.02 ± 17.11 | 80.26 ± 21.30 | < 0.001 |
LVEF, % | 61.96 ± 9.87 | 60.58 ± 11.01 | 60.84 ± 10.25 | 61.94 ± 10.14 | < 0.01 |
FS, % | 33.82 ± 7.13 | 32.66 ± 7.62 | 33.07 ± 7.20 | 34.08 ± 7.35 | < 0.001 |
E wave, cm/s | 74.56 ± 19.55 | 67.38 ± 18.20 | 63.88 ± 18.05 | 70.25 ± 22.83 | < 0.001 |
A wave, cm/s | 74.62 ± 17.21 | 81.55 ± 17.78 | 87.35 ± 20.40 | 83.46 ± 19.54 | < 0.001 |
E/A | 1.05 ± 0.37 | 0.87 ± 0.33 | 0.77 ± 0.33 | 0.88 ± 0.36 | < 0.001 |
Incidences of stroke/CHD and all-cause mortality
Outcomes | Normal geometry (n = 7939) | Concentric remodeling (n = 759) | Concentric hypertrophy (n = 426) | Eccentric hypertrophy (n = 816) | |||||||
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n (%) | Rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | n (%) | Rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | P value | n (%) | Rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | P value | n (%) | Rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | P value | |
Overall | |||||||||||
Stroke/CHD | 336 (4.2) | 9.79 (8.74, 10.84) | 73 (9.6) | 23.25 (17.92, 28.59) | < 0.001 | 67 (15.7) | 39.33 (29.92, 48.75) | < 0.001 | 92 (11.3) | 27.75 (22.08, 33.42) | < 0.001 |
All-cause mortality | 239 (3.0) | 6.85 (5.98, 7.71) | 49 (6.5) | 14.99 (10.79, 19.19) | < 0.001 | 47 (11.0) | 26.08 (18.57, 33.44) | < 0.001 | 76 (9.3) | 22.06 (17.10, 27.02) | < 0.001 |
Male | |||||||||||
Stroke/CHD | 183 (4.8) | 11.08 (9.47, 12.68) | 40 (12.2) | 29.91 (20.64, 39.18) | < 0.001 | 31 (17.7) | 44.80 (29.03, 60.58) | < 0.001 | 41 (15.2) | 36.97 (25.65, 48.28) | < 0.001 |
All-cause mortality | 129 (3.4) | 7.64 (6.32, 8.96) | 29 (8.8) | 20.70 (13.16, 28.23) | < 0.001 | 15 (8.6) | 19.96 (9.86, 30.06) | < 0.001 | 29 (10.8) | 24.94 (15.86, 34.02) | < 0.001 |
Female | |||||||||||
Stroke/CHD | 153 (3.7) | 8.60 (7.24, 9.96) | 33 (7.7) | 18.31 (12.07, 24.56) | < 0.001 | 36 (14.3) | 35.59 (23.97, 47.22) | < 0.001 | 51 (9.3) | 23.11 (16.77, 29.45) | < 0.001 |
All-cause mortality | 110 (2.7) | 6.10 (4.96, 7.24) | 20 (4.7) | 10.71 (6.02, 15.41) | 0.02 | 32 (12.7) | 30.31 (19.81, 40.81) | < 0.001 | 47 (8.6) | 20.60 (14.71, 26.48) | < 0.001 |
Role of abnormal LV geometry in predicting adverse outcomes at follow-up
Stroke/CHD | All-cause mortality | |||||
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Cases/Noncases | Incidence HR (95% CI) | P value | Cases/Noncases | Incidence HR (95% CI) | P value | |
Overall | ||||||
Normal geometry | 336/7603 | Reference | – | 239/7700 | Reference | – |
Concentric remodeling | 73/686 | 1.42 (1.09, 1.84) | 0.01 | 49/710 | 1.23 (0.89, 1.69) | 0.21 |
Concentric hypertrophy | 67/359 | 1.39 (1.04, 1.86) | 0.03 | 47/379 | 1.50 (1.07, 2.12) | 0.02 |
Eccentric hypertrophy | 92/724 | 1.42 (1.11, 1.82) | < 0.01 | 76/740 | 1.58 (1.19, 2.10) | < 0.01 |
Male | ||||||
Normal geometry | 183/3634 | Reference | – | 129/3688 | Reference | – |
Concentric remodeling | 40/289 | 1.39 (0.98, 1.99) | 0.07 | 29/300 | 1.50 (0.99, 2.29) | 0.06 |
Concentric hypertrophy | 31/144 | 1.27 (0.83, 1.96) | 0.27 | 15/160 | 1.01 (0.56, 1.81) | 0.98 |
Eccentric hypertrophy | 41/228 | 1.55 (1.08, 2.24) | 0.02 | 29/240 | 1.55 (1.00, 2.41) | 0.05 |
Female | ||||||
Normal geometry | 153/3969 | Reference | – | 110/4012 | Reference | – |
Concentric remodeling | 33/397 | 1.36 (0.92, 2.01) | 0.12 | 20/410 | 0.94 (0.57, 1.55) | 0.81 |
Concentric hypertrophy | 36/215 | 1.58 (1.06, 2.36) | 0.03 | 32/219 | 1.99 (1.29, 3.08) | < 0.01 |
Eccentric hypertrophy | 51/496 | 1.27 (0.90, 1.79) | 0.18 | 47/500 | 1.68 (1.16, 2.44) | < 0.01 |