Research Article

Albuminuria Is Associated with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

Table 5

The echocardiographic data and LV geometry of type 2 diabetic patients in our study.

CharacteristicsThe presence of early DKDEarly DKD
Non-DKD Early DKD valueMicroalbuminuriaMacroalbuminuria value
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LV dimension
 LVIDD (mm)47.1 ± 4.047.7 ± 4.70.18347.2 ± 4.349.0 ± 5.10.059
 LVIDS (mm)0.0270.009
 IVSD (mm)<0.0010.565
 PWTD (mm)<0.0010.241
 RWT0.0040.924
 LVMI (g/m2)<0.0010.062
 EF (%)0.2050.052
 FS (%)0.0570.039
LV geometry
 Normal (%)103 (47.0)34 (29.8)28 (33.7)6 (19.4)
 Concentric remodeling (%)44 (20.0)15 (13.2)11 (13.3)4 (12.9)
 Concentric hypertrophy (%)33 (15.2)41 (36.0)29 (34.9)12 (38.7)
 Eccentric hypertrophy (%)39 (17.8)24 (21.0)15 (18.1)9 (29.0)
LVH, (%)72 (32.9)65 (57.0)<0.00144 (53.0)21 (67.7)0.157

LV: left ventricle; LVMI: left ventricle mass index; LVIDD: left ventricular internal diameter, diastolic; LVIDS: left ventricular internal diameter, systolic; IVSD: interventricular septum, diastolic; PWTD: posterior wall thickness, diastolic; RWT: relative wall thickness; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; EF: ejection fraction; FS: fraction shortening.
Data are means SD, median (25–75%), or number (percent).