Table 2 Normal values of biventricular global strain and strain rates for men and women

34.5 ± 6.3

32.1 ± 5.3

37.6 ± 6.1

< 0.001

− 19.6 ± 2.1

− 18.8 ± 1.9

− 20.7 ± 1.9

< 0.001

− 16.6 ± 2.1

− 15.6 ± 1.8

− 17.8 ± 1.8

< 0.001

2.37 ± 0.73

2.20 ± 0.67

2.56 ± 0.75

< 0.001

− 1.18 ± 0.24

− 1.12 ± 0.22

− 1.25 ± 0.25

< 0.001

− 0.96 ± 0.19

− 0.90 ± 0.17

− 1.03 ± 0.19

< 0.001

− 1.98 ± 0.50

− 1.77 ± 0.40

− 2.23 ± 0.50

< 0.001

1.01 ± 0.21

0.94 ± 0.18

1.09 ± 0.21

< 0.001

0.82 ± 0.19

0.75 ± 0.16

0.91 ± 0.19

< 0.001

23.4 ± 7.4

22.1 ± 6.7

25.1 ± 7.8

< 0.001

− 13.8 ± 3.4

− 13.2 ± 3.2

− 14.4 ± 3.6

< 0.001

− 21.2 ± 5.0

− 20.2 ± 4.6

− 22.4 ± 5.2

< 0.001

1.52 ± 0.68

1.46 ± 0.64

1.60 ± 0.73

0.012

− 0.80 ± 0.27

− 0.78 ± 0.26

− 0.82 ± 0.28

0.042

− 1.23 ± 0.33

− 1.16 ± 0.33

− 1.31 ± 0.30

< 0.001

− 1.14 ± 0.42

− 1.01 ± 0.33

− 1.30 ± 0.45

< 0.001

0.62 ± 0.19

0.58 ± 0.18

0.67 ± 0.19

< 0.001

0.99 ± 0.30

0.94 ± 0.27

1.06 ± 0.33

< 0.001