Table 3

β Coefficients and p values for fasting glucose by ethnic group (normoglycaemic only, with no history of myocardial infarction or antihypertensive treatment)

Model variables		European (n=452)				African Caribbean (n=305)
Model variables		β	p Value			β	p Value
Left ventricular end diastolic diameter
Age, sex	0.14	0.6			0.71	0.1
+BP	−0.02	0.9			0.70	0.1
+BP +BMI	−0.44	0.2			0.41	0.4

Interventricular septal thickness
Age, sex	0.31			0.002	0.28	0.07
+BP	0.20			0.04	0.24	0.1
+BP +BMI	0.15			0.1	0.14	0.4

Posterior wall thickness
Age, sex	0.32			0.0003	0.34	0.02
+BP	0.26			0.004	0.31	0.03
+BP +BMI	0.23			0.01	0.21	0.1

E:A ratio
Age, sex	−0.02			0.5	−0.07	0.02
+BP	0.01			0.8	−0.06	0.04
+BP +BMI	0.02			0.4	−0.05	0.1

Relative wall thickness
Age, sex	0.01			0.007	0.01	0.3
+BP	0.01			0.02	0.01	0.3
+BP +BMI	0.01			0.004	0.01	0.5

Left ventricular mass index
Age, sex	2.43			0.05	3.74	0.02
+BP	1.43			0.3	3.39	0.02
+BP +BMI	1.19			0.4	3.03	0.08

BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; E:A ratio, early (E) to atrial (A) wave ratio.