Table 3

Prevalence of established cardiovascular disease according to the presence of cardiac and/or renal damage.


No ECG-LVH and no renal damage
(28.6%)
(Group A)
ECG-LVH only
(5.4%)
(Group B)
Renal damage only
(48.4%)
(Group C)
ECG-LVH and renal damage
(17.6%)
(Group D)

Cardiovascular disease (any), %
37.7%
58.9%A
51.4%A
70.6%A, C
Angina, %
12.4%
19.7%A
14.7%
22.0%A, C
Myocardial infarction, %
13.1%
25.4%
17.5%
28.2%A, C
Heart failure, %
10.3%
23.8%A
20.6%A
33.8%A
Peripheral vascular disease, %
6.1%
10.8%
14.9%A
28.0%A, B, C
Stroke, %
11.9%
13.8%
18.2%A
23.7%A
Atrial fibrillation, %
7.8%
18.0%A
15.3%A
22.5%A, C

ECG-LVH: electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy. Superscripts (A, B, C, D) mean p < 0.05 compared to the indicated group.

Cea-Calvo et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2006 5:23   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-5-23