Table 2 Cardiac geometry and function

Cardiac geometry

  LV mass (g)

92 ± 23

87 ± 29

0.45

0.001

  LV mass index (g/m ^2.7 )

27 ± 4

22 ± 3

<0.001

<0.001

  LV end systolic volume (mL)

51 ± 14

55 ± 19

0.47

0.36

  LV end diastolic volume (mL)

135 ± 30

141 ± 41

0.47

0.30

  LV mass/volume ratio (dimensionless)

0.68 ± 0.09

0.61 ± 0.05

<0.001

<0.001

  Relative wall thickness (dimensionless)

0.28 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.04

0.05

0.006

  Average LV thickness (mm)

5.6 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 0.8

0.01

<0.001

  Maximum LV thickness (mm)

8.9 ± 1.3

8.0 ± 1.2

0.004

<0.001

  90 ^th percentile of LV thickness (mm) ^a

7.4 ± 1.0

6.8 ± 1.0

0.01

<0.001

Cardiac function

  LV ejection fraction (%)

62 ± 4

62 ± 4

0.98

0.51

  E wave velocity (cm/s)

61 ± 11

65 ± 13

0.17

0.16

  A wave velocity (cm/s)

28 ± 12

30 ± 13

0.51

0.52

  E/A ratio (dimensionless)

2.5 ± 1.0

2.5 ± 1.0

0.97

0.88

  E’ (cm/s)

12 ± 4

11 ± 2

0.78

0.93

  E/E’ ratio (dimensionless)

5.9 ± 2.9

5.9 ± 1.8

0.92

0.80