Figure 2

There was a significant trend for a stepwise increase in left ventricular mass index (LVMI) (P<0.001 for trend) (a) and in the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (50.5%, 65.8% and 80.8%, respectively; P<0.001 for trend) (b) corresponding to the advancement in chronic kidney disease from stage 3 to stage 5.