Left ventricular geometric patterns in newly presenting nigerian hypertensives: An echocardiographic study

Table 2 Echocardiographic Characteristics in hypertensive subjects and controls

Variable	Hypertensives (n = 100)	Controls (n = 100)	P value
IVSD (cm)	1.08 (0.23)	0.83 (0.12)	<0.0001*
PWTD (cm)	1.05 (0.18)	0.83 (0.11)	<0.0001*
EDD (cm)	4.51 (0.60)	4.53 (0.52)	0.822
ESD (cm)	3.02 (0.56)	2.94 (0.45)	0.295
FS (%)	34.43 (6.18)	35.49 (6.62)	0.246
EF (%)	69.42 (8.74)	72.16 (8.12)	0.02*
Aorta (cm)	2.81 (0.36)	2.85 (0.34)	0.504
AVO (cm)	1.93 (0.27)	2.00 (0.32)	0.09
LA (cm)	3.44 (0.43)	3.06 (0.38)	<0.0001*
RWT	0.48 (0.14)	0.37 (0.07)	<0.0001*
LVM (g)	170.60 (46.05)	121.70 (28.63)	<0.0001*
LVM/HT^2.7 (g/m^2.7)	46.43 (13.35)	31.13 (7.43)	<0.0001*
LV Geometry			<0.0001*
Normal	28	86
Concentric remodeling	26	11
Concentric hypertrophy	28	0
Eccentric hypertrophy	18	3

IVSD = Interventricular septal thickness in diastole, PWTD = Posterior wall thickness in diastole, EDD = End diastolic diameter, FS = Fractional shortening, EF = Ejection fraction, AVO = Aortic valve opening, LA = Left atrium, RWT = Relative wall thickness, LVM = Left ventricular mass
* = Statistical significance

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