Table 1 Linear regression for percent change in height-indexed LV mass between Exam 1 and Exam 5

Age, y

-0.05

(-0.12 to 0.02)

0.18

Female gender

-7.67

(-8.93 to -6.4)

< 0.0001

Race

White

referent

-

-

Chinese

0.11

(-1.67 to 1.88)

0.9

African-American

2.83

(1.42 to 4.23)

< 0.0001

Hispanic

-0.42

(-2.04 to 1.19)

0.61

Smoking history (ever smoker)

-0.68

(-1.76 to 0.39)

0.21

Income

-0.13

(-0.33 to 0.06)

0.19

Education

-0.04

(-0.31 to 0.23)

0.77

BMI at Exam 1 (per log), kg/m2

24.51

(17.67 to 31.35)

< 0.0001

Glycemia

Normal

referent

-

-

IFG

-0.75

(-2.49 to 0.99)

0.4

Untreated DM

-2.56

(-6.5 to 1.38)

0.2

Treated DM

0.92

(-1.29 to 3.12)

0.42

Δ Glycemia

-0.13

(-0.83 to 0.58)

0.72

Hypertension stage

2.73

(2.19 to 3.28)

< 0.0001

Δ Hypertension stage

2.88

(2.43 to 3.33)

< 0.0001

Number of antihypertensive classes at

Exam 1

0.2

(-0.43 to 0.83)

0.54

C-reactive protein (per log)

-0.46

(-0.98 to 0.07)

0.09

Waist Circumference at Exam 1 (per cm)

0.07

(-0.02 to 0.15)

0.11

LVMI at Exam 1

(g/m2.7)

-0.8

(-0.88 to -0.73)

< 0.0001

Weight change from

Exam 1 to 5 (per 10%

decrease)

-2.76

(-3.42 to -2.1)

< 0.0001