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Table 1

From: Cardiac effects of anabolic steroid use amongst recreational body builders - a CMR study

 

Anabolic Steroid Users (mean±SD, n=15)

Non-users (mean±SD, n=8)

P Value

Age (years)

30.1±4.92

28.8±6.15

0.61

Body Surface Area (m 2 )

2.15±0.21

1.99±0.15

0.077

Indexed LV-EDV (g/m 2 )

92.8±12.2

94.1±12.1

0.82

Indexed LV-ESV (g/m 2 )

36.4±6.55

35.3±5.98

0.70

LV EF (%)

61.1±2.66

62.5±3.33

0.27

Indexed LV Mass (g/m 2 )

96.3±13.9

82.4±15.0

0.037

Maximum Wall Thickness (mm)

12.9±2.2

9.38±1.3

<0.001

LV Remodeling Index (g/ml)

1.05±0.16

0.88±0.11

0.015

Indexed RV-EDV (g/m 2 )

95.3±29.6

100±18.2

0.69

Indexed RV-ESV (g/m 2 )

36.4±6.55

35.3±5.98

0.70

RV EF (%)

51.9±3.9

59.0±4.7

0.003