Research Article

The Value of Four Anthropometric Indicators for Identifying Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Chinese Hypertensive Patients

Table 3

Relationship between anthropometric indexes and left ventricular hypertrophy.

VariablesUnadjusted ORAdjusted OR

WHtR (0.1)2.14 (1.193–2.36)<0.012.18 (1.94–2.45)<0.01
BMI1.14 (1.12–1.16)<0.011.15 (1.13–1.18)<0.01
WHR1.33 (0.73–2.42)0.351.34 (0.71–2.51)0.37
WC1.03 (1.02–1.04)<0.011.04 (1.03–1.042))<0.01

OR = odds ratio, adjusted for age, sex, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, serum glucose, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood urea nitrogen, and serum uric acid. WHtR: waist-to-height ratio; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio.