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Table 1 Associations of Body Mass Index categories with extracellular volume fraction

From: Relationship of diffuse myocardial fibrosis to body composition: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atheroscelerosis (MESA)

 

Body Mass Index

 

<18.5 (Underweight) N=6 (1%)

18.5-40 N=581(95.5%)

>40 (Very severely obese) N=21(3.5%)

Model 1*

3.53 (1.32 to 5.77); 0.002

Reference

0.75 (-0.45 to 1.96); 0.22

Model 2+

3.35 (1.17 to 5.54); 0.003

Reference

1.04(-0.17 to 2.24); 0.09

Model 3#

3.37 (1.18 to 5.55); 0.003

Reference

1.02 (-0.19 to 2.23); 0.09

  1. Values are β (95% confidence interval), p value. *Adjusted for age, sex, and race. +Adjusted for Model 1 variables plus traditional risk factors (hypertension, smoking and diabetes). #Adjusted for Model 2 variables plus height.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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