Assessment of subclinical left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus under follow-up at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Ethiopia: a case-control study

Table 5 Baseline echocardiographic parameters of the study group vs control group

Variables		Total (n)	Cases (%)	Controls (%)
LVDD	Grade I	101	51 (51%)	50 (25%)
	Grade II	37	27 (27 %)	10 (5%)
	Grade III	5	4 (4%)	1 (0.5%)
	Normal diastolic function	158	18 (18%)	140 (70%)
LVSD	LV EF < 50%	14	11 (11%)	3 (1.5%)
LVSD	LVEF ≥ 50%	286	89 (89%)	197 (98.5%)
Lateral e’	Reduced	51	51 (51%)	-
Lateral e’	Normal	49	49 (49%)	200
Septal e’	Reduced	60	60 (60%)	-
Septal e’	Normal	40	40 (40%)	200

Key: LVDD left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, LVSD left ventricular systolic dysfunction, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction. Lateral e’ lateral S wave velocity, Septal e’ septal S wave velocity

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