Key result
Body mass index at 20 years was the strongest determinant of left ventricular mass in healthy middle-aged men, explaining 11.8% of the variance in the left ventricular mass to height ratio.
Cross-Sectional (n=843)
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p-value: p=<0.01
Body mass index at age 20 and family history of sudden death are strong independent determinants of left ventricular mass in middle-aged men, suggesting early life factors influence later cardiac structure.
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Early BMI may influence midlife LV structure; leaves open causal confirmation and intervention effects in prospective studies.
ATHANASE BENETOS FRÉDÉRIQUE THOMAS (1999) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=843). Clinical and lifestyle factors (including body mass index at 20 years) was evaluated on Ratio of left ventricular mass to height (p=<0.01). Body mass index at 20 years was the strongest determinant of left ventricular mass in healthy middle-aged men, explaining 11.8% of the variance in the left ventricular mass to height ratio.
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