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Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies.

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Jafary, FH; Jafar, TH
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
September 2008

Indo-Asians have one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Estimates and determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in this population are not known. We sought to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for LVH in Karachi, Pakistan.We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study on 320 randomly selected adults from the general population aged 40 years or above. LVH was defined as increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI) on echocardiogram (>115 g/m(2) in men and >95 g/m(2) in women) employing the adjusted Devereux equation. Multivariable models were built and logistic regression analysis was done for the primary outcome of LVH.Mean age of subjects was 52.7 (10.4) years, 50% were women. Mean LVMI (SD) was 72.0 (19.2) [median 71.1] g/m(2) in men and 75.7 (25.9) [median 72.9] g/m(2) in women. The overall prevalence of LVH was 21.9% in women and 2.5% in men (P < 0.001). The factors (odds ratio, 95% CI) independently associated with LVH were women versus men (11.35, 3.79-34.02), systolic blood pressure > versus

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Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1540-8175

ISSN

0742-2822

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

25

Issue

8

Start / End Page

812 / 819

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Risk Assessment
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prevalence
  • Pakistan
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • India
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
 

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Jafary, F. H., & Jafar, T. H. (2008). Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 25(8), 812–819. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00713.x
Jafary, Fahim H., and Tazeen H. Jafar. “Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 25, no. 8 (September 2008): 812–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00713.x.
Jafary FH, Jafar TH. Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, NY). 2008 Sep;25(8):812–9.
Jafary, Fahim H., and Tazeen H. Jafar. “Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), vol. 25, no. 8, Sept. 2008, pp. 812–19. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00713.x.
Jafary FH, Jafar TH. Disproportionately high risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in Indo-Asian women: a call for more studies. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, NY). 2008 Sep;25(8):812–819.
Journal cover image

Published In

Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1540-8175

ISSN

0742-2822

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

25

Issue

8

Start / End Page

812 / 819

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Risk Assessment
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Prevalence
  • Pakistan
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • India
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular