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Table 3 Pearson's product correlation coefficients for baseline and cumulative systolic BP measurement methods with LVM/m2 † and ROC statistics for LV hypertrophy††

From: Association between routine and standardized blood pressure measurements and left ventricular hypertrophy among patients on hemodialysis

BP Measurement Method

Correlation with LVM/m 2

ROC AUC (95% Confidence Interval)

  

Pearson's r P value

 
 

Standardized

0.44

0.005

0.79 (0.64, 0.94)

 

Pre-dialysis

0.30

0.068

0.71 (0.53, 0.89

Baseline

Post-dialysis

0.60

0.0001

0.79 (0.64, 0.93)

 

Intra-dialysis

0.59

<0.0001

0.80 (0.64, 0.96)

 

Pre-dialysis

0.38

<0.0001

0.78 (0.62, 0.95)

Cumulative

Post-dialysis

0.53

<0.0001

0.74 (0.57, 0.92)

 

Intra-dialysis

0.51

0.0009

0.74 (0.58, 0.90)

  1. † LVM/m2 = LVM indexed to patient's BSA, using the formula described by DuBois and DuBois19
  2. †† LV hypertrophy was defined as an LVM/m2 >83 for males and LVM/m2 >67 for females20
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BMC Nephrology

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