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Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics of hypertensive patients according to duration of hypertension

From: Assessment of left ventricular geometrical patterns and function among hypertensive patients at a tertiary hospital, Northern Tanzania

Parameter value ±SD

All (n=227)

Duration of hypertension

p value

  

Early

Intermediate

Long term

 
  

(n=44)

(n=101)

(n=82)

 

IVSWTd (cm)

1.20 ± 0.29

1.03 ± 0.26

1.18 ± 0.29

1.32 ± 0.26

<0.001

LVPWTd (cm)

1.09 ± 0.27

0.95 ± 0.23

1.09 ± 0.25

1.18 ± 0.27

<0.001

LVIDd (cm)

4.86 ± 0.46

4.73 ± 0.33

4.75 ± 0.41

5.07 ± 0.49

<0.001

LVIDs (cm)

3.38 ± 0.50

3.21 ± 0.38

3.27 ± 0.43

3.61 ± 0.56

<0.001

FS (%)

30.88 ± 5.53

32.41 ± 5.21

31.50 ± 5.22

29.29 ± 5.76

0.003

RWT(cm)

0.45 ± 0.11

0.40 ± 0.09

0.46 ± 0.09

0.47 ± 0.14

0.004

LVM(g)

218.40 ± 88.24

169.18 ± 72.95

208.59 ± 90.93

256.95 ± 75.85

<0.001

LVMI-BSA (g/m2)

125.90 ± 52.95

94.59 ± 40.38

120.39 ± 55.26

149.49 ± 45.32

<0.001

LVMI-height2.7 (g/m2.7)

61.56 ± 27.66

45.50 ± 21.81

58.80 ± 29.22

73.59 ± 23.08

<0.001

  1. IVSWTd = Inter-ventricular septal wall thickness at end-diastole, LVPWTd=Left ventricular posterior wall thickness at end-diastole, LVIDd=Left ventricular internal diameter at end-diastole, LVIDs=Left ventricular internal diameter at end-systole, FS= Fractional Shortening, RWT=Relative wall thickness, LVM=Left ventricular mass, LVMI-BSA= Left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area, LVMI-height2.7= Left ventricular mass indexed to height2.7.