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Table 1 Mean values ± SD for echocardiographic variables in men vs. women

From: Left ventricular geometric patterns and adaptations to hemodynamics are similar in elderly men and women

Echo-variables

Men Mean ± SD

Women Mean ± SD

P-Value

N

460

462

 

Hypertensive treatment (%)

31

31

0.99

Hospitalized MI (%)

11.0

3.0

<0.0001

Diabetes (%)

13.3

8.4

0.080

CHF (%)

5.0

3.0

0.19

Manual SBP (mmhg)

146 ± 22

153 ± 23

<0.0001

Manual DBP (mmhg)

79 ± 10

78 ± 10

0.43

BMI (kg/m2)

27.0 ± 3.6

27.0 ± 4.5

0.74

Heart rate (beats/min)

60 ± 8.8

63 ± 8.6

<0.0001

LA (mm)

42 ± 7

37 ± 6

<0.0001

IVS (mm)

11.5 ± 2

10.5 ± 2

<0.0001

LVEDD (mm)

49 ± 5

45 ± 5

<0.0001

PW (mm)

10 ± 1.6

9 ± 1.5

<0.0001

LVESD (mm)

27 ± 6

24 ± 5

<0.0001

E (cm/s)

61 ± 13.5

67 ± 15.6

<0.0001

A (cm/s)

66 ± 15

72 ± 16

<0.0001

IVRT (ms)

124 ± 22

118 ± 20

<0.0001

ET (ms)

270 ± 20

278 ± 20

<0.0001

E/A-ratio

0.97 ± 0.30

0.95 ± 0.25

0.58

E/A-ratio (median, IQR)

0.91 (0.78-1.09)

0.93 (0.77-1.09)

 

MPI

0.63 ± 0.17

0.58 ± 0.15

<0.0001

EF

0.65 ± 0.09

0.68 ± 0.07

0.0008

RWT

0.44 ± 0.09

0.44 ± 0.09

0.65

LVMI m2.7

44 ± 13

42 ± 13

0.55

CI (Doppler) l/min/m2

2.6 ± 0.68

2.6 ± 0.68

0.30

TPRI (Doppler)dynes s cm -5 m2

3264 ± 1009

3222 ± 959

0.56

  1. CHF = Congestive Heart Failure, SBP = Systolic blood pressure, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure, LA = Left atrium diameter, IVS = Interventricular septal thickness, LVEDD = Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, PW = Posterior wall, LVESD = Left ventricular end-systolic diameter, E = Peak transmitral flow velocity during early diastole, A = Peak transmitral flow velocity during atrial contraction, IVRT = Isovulemic relaxation time, ET = Aortic ejection time, MPI = Myocardial performance index, EF = Ejection fraction, RWT = Related wall thickness, LVMIm2.7 = Left ventricle mass index for height2.7, CI = Cardiac index, TPRI = Total peripheral resistance index