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Table 1 Proportion of agreed classification (below diagonal) and Kappa coefficient of agreement (above diagonal) for the classification of LV hypertrophy according to image methodology and normalization procedure.

From: Left ventricle mass by cardiac magnetic resonance and echocardiography: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

Normalization Methodology

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Echocardiography

 

BSA

Expected

height^1.7

height^2.7

BSA

height^1.7

height^2.7

Expected

CMR

BSA

*

0.70†

0.38†

0.41†

0.10§

0.017

0.09

0.03

 

Expected

97%

*

0.37†

0.55†

-0.02

0.002

0.04

0.008

 

height^1.7

93%

94%

*

0.61†

-0.35

-0.03

-0.02

-0.04

 

height^2.7

94%

96%

96%

*

-0.02

0.02

0.04

0.02

Echo

BSA

72%

70%

68%

68%

*

0.57†

0.76†

0.70†

 

height^1.7

61%

61%

59%

61%

81%

*

0.62†

0.50†

 

height^2.7

76%

76%

73%

75%

91%

83%

*

0.82†

 

Expected

79%

81%

77%

79%

89%

79%

94%

*

  1. CMR - Cardiac Magnetic Resonance; Echo - Echocardiography †p<0.0001 ; § p < 0.05