Multivariable Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Zambia Cohort

333 adult patient records from an outpatient clinic at Livingstone Teaching Hospital, Zambia, analyzed for factors associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The dataset includes demographics, clinical history (HIV, TB, hypertension), and metabolic profiles, with LVH diagnosed by echocardiography. The cross-sectional study was authored by Sydney Mulamfu and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify sex-specific predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy based on clinical and metabolic variables.
• Compare the association of hypertension and heart failure with LVH between male and female subgroups.
• Analyze the role of metabolic factors like waist circumference and cholesterol-HDL ratio in female cardiovascular risk.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 333 patient records with echocardiography-confirmed LVH diagnosis.
• Multivariable logistic regression results are provided, showing specific adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for factors like age, sex, and hypertension.
• Analysis is stratified by sex, revealing distinct risk profiles for males and females.

Limitations

• Row count for the underlying data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's small size (9.5 KB) suggests a limited scope from a single clinic cohort.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional analysis of adults attending an outpatient clinic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 17:41:46.

Geography

Livingstone Teaching Hospital, Zambia.