Research Article

Twenty-Four-Hour Urinary Aldosterone Predicts Inappropriate Left Ventricular Mass Index in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism

Table 3

Factors associated with LVMI in groups 1, 2, and 3 patients.

FactorPearson’s correlation

Urine aldosterone0.359<0.001
Urine aldosterone to plasma renin activity ratio0.2870.001
Plasma aldosterone to renin ratio 0.2230.009
Plasma aldosterone concentration0.1430.096
Plasma renin activity−0.1970.022
Body mass index0.0260.016
Body weight0.2020.018
Systolic blood pressure0.2330.01
Diastolic blood pressure0.2950.001
Age−0.0480.579
Sex0.1960.022
Adenoma0.2640.007
Serum potassium−0.354<0.001
Alpha blocker0.2080.02