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Table 1 Demographic and CMR findings between LGE negative and LGE positive patient groups

From: Prevalence and distribution of late gadolinium enhancement in a large population of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: effect of age and left ventricular systolic function

Patient groups

LGE negative (n = 201)

LGE positive (n = 113)

P-value

Age (years)

11.8 ± 3.4 (6–28)

15.2 ± 5.1 (7–32)

<0.0001

Heart rate (bpm)

100.8 ± 14.1 (55–143)

98 ± 15.7 (48–149)

0.056

BSA (m2)

1.2 ± 0.33 (0.8-2.6)

1.4 ± 0.3 (0.9-2.4)

<0.0001

Height (cm)

135.5 ± 16.9 (108–191)

147.3 ± 16.8 (117–191)

0.0004

Weight (kg)

42 ± 19.2 (19–136)

52 ± 18.1 (24–106)

<0.0001

LVEF (%)

64.8 ± 5.4 (35–78)

57 ± 11.6 (17–79)

<0.0001

LVEDV/BSA (mL/m2)

67.9 ± 13.9 (31–107)

76.9 ± 26.4 (35–207)

0.0004

LVM/BSA (g/m2)

46.3 ± 9.9 (24–78)

51.7 ± 13.2 (29–109)

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: BPM Beat Per Minute, BSA Body Surface Area, CM Centimeter, CMR Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, DMD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, g gram, kg Kilogram, LGE Late Gadolinium Enhancement, LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, LVEDV Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume, LVM Left Ventricular Mass, mL Milliliter, m2 Meter Square, n Number of patients.