Table 2

Association of any childhood or adolescent/adult household secondhand tobacco smoke exposure with echocardiographic measures of cardiac structure and function

Minimally adjusted
β (SE)
P valuesFully adjusted
β (SE)
P values
LV mass index, gm/m2 1.7 (1.9)0.381.4 (1.8)0.42
LV end-systolic volume, mL−1.4 (1.0)0.15−1.2 (0.8)0.14
LV end-diastolic volume, mL−3.6 (2.0)0.07−3.2 (1.7)0.05
LVEF, %0.3 (0.4)0.570.3 (0.4)0.51
LV stroke volume, mL0.2 (1.4)0.860.5 (1.3)0.71
LV longitudinal strain (four-chamber), %0.1 (0.3)0.840.02 (0.3)0.94
LV longitudinal strain (two-chamber), %0.9 (0.5)0.070.8 (0.4)0.06
LV longitudinal strain average), %0.5 (0.3)0.100.4 (0.3)0.12
Medial E’ velocity, cm/s−0.2 (.1)0.19−0.1 (0.1)0.31
Lateral E’ velocity, cm/s−0.2 (0.3)0.50−0.07 (0.2)0.77
E/E’0.1 (0.3)0.670.1 (0.3)0.63
E/A ratio−0.02 (0.02)0.43−0.02 (0.02)0.41
Isovolumic relaxation time, s0.001 (0.002)0.450.001 (0.001)0.34
Peak RA/RV gradient, mm Hg0.4 (0.6)0.540.5 (0.5)0.36
TAPSE, cm−0.04 (0.05)0.45−0.02 (0.04)0.57
RV fractional area change, %−0.01 (0.01)0.25−0.007 (0.009)0.39
Left atrial volume index, mL/m2 0.6 (0.5)0.240.7 (0.5)0.13
  • Linear regression analyses adjusting for the following variables.

  • Minimally adjusted: age and sex.

  • Fully adjusted: age, sex, study site, alcohol use, physical activity and years of education.

  • E/A, E/A velocity; E/E’, E/E’velocity ratio; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RA, right atrial; RV, right ventricular; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.