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Table 31 Normal values for the fractal dimension (FD) (unitless) of left ventricular trabeculation in the adult for different ethnicities

From: Reference ranges (“normal values”) for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in adults and children: 2020 update

Parameter

Ethnicity

n

Mean

SD

Global FD from ref [59]

Black

30

1.246

0.005

Maximal apical FDa from ref [59]

Black

30

1.235

0.03

Global FD from ref [59]

White

75

1.228

0.002

Maximal apical FDa from ref [59]

White

75

1.253

0.025

Global FD from ref [66]

Singaporean Chinese

180

1.205

0.031

Maximal apical FDb from ref [66]

Singaporean Chinese

180

0.278

0.045

  1. n number of study subjects, SD standard deviation
  2. aMeasured for the apical third of the left ventricle
  3. bMeasured for the apical half of the left ventricle