Echocardiographic partition values and prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive Nigerians

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Table 4 Distribution of LV geometry according to gender

Partition value	Normal geometry M/F	Concentric remodeling M/F	Eccentric Hypertrophy M/F	Concentric hypertrophy M/F	P-value
LVM/BSA M/F = 116/104	84/49	73/30	34/91	31/65	<0.0001
LVM/BSA M/F = 125/125	94/84	83/55	24/56	21/40	<0.0001
LVM/BSA M/F = 125/110	94/65	83/35	24/75	21/60	<0.0001
LVM/BSA M/F = 131/110	95/43	85/26	23/97	19/69	<0.0001
LVM/HT M/F = 143/102	90/31	87/19	28/109	17/76	<0.0001
LVM/HT M/F = 126/105	85/35	73/22	33/105	31/73	<0.0001
LVM/HT^2.7 M/F = 49.2/46.7	64/55	54/28	54/85	50/67	0.0011
LVM/HT^2.7 M/F = 51/51	69/71	58/48	49/69	46/47	0.261

LV = Left Ventricular, LVM = Left Ventricular Mass, BSA = Body Surface Area, HT = Height, M/F = Male/Female

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