Cardiovascular System Changes and Related Risk Factors in Acromegaly Patients: A Case-Control Study

Table 4

Determinants of changes in the cardiovascular system.

		HCE			MCH			GVE			DFD
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Age, years	1.03	0.98–1.08	0.19	1.14	1.05–1.24	0.002	1.20	0.99–1.47	0.07	1.14	1.05–1.24	0.002
BMI, kg/m^2	1.01	0.93–1.09	0.89	1.24	1.02–1.50	0.03	0.84	0.60–1.20	0.34	1.26	1.03–1.53	0.02
DD, month	1.00	0.99–1.01	0.27	1.00	0.99–1.01	0.73	1.05	1.02–1.09	0.006	1.00	0.99–1.02	0.39

HCE = heart chamber expansion; MCH = myocardial hypertrophy; DFD = diastolic function decline; GVE = great vessel expansion; BMI = body mass index; and DD = disease duration.