Table 2 Changing of patient’s characteristics: comparison of echocardiographic values before and after dietary intervention

LA (mm)

35.8 ± 5.9

37.1 ± 5.0

1.39 ± 2.92^#

36.4 ± 6.4

35.8 ± 6.1

− 0.68 ± 4.26

RVEDD (mm)

26.8 ± 5.3

26.3 ± 3.4

− 0.52 ± 4.67

25.2 ± 4.1

25.1 ± 3.5

− 0.08 ± 4.29

LVEDD (mm)

49.0 ± 5.7

47.6 ± 7.1

− 1.34 ± 5.47^#

47.9 ± 6.9

48.4 ± 7.5

0.52 ± 5.64

LVESD (mm)

30.4 ± 4.9

30.1 ± 5.5

− 0.31 ± 3.27

29.5 ± 5.2

30.2 ± 6.7

0.72 ± 4.20

LVEF (%)

68.6 ± 8.3

70.2 ± 9.0

1.66 ± 8.94

70.0 ± 9.3

70.3 ± 8.9

0.28 ± 10.81

  < 65% (n/%)

10 (34.5%)

9 (31.0%)

–

6 (24.0%)

7 (28.0%)

–

  < 65%

59.5 ± 4.2

66.8 ± 9.5

7.30 ± 8.22^#

57.5 ± 5.4

64.5 ± 11.8

7.00 ± 7.75

  ≥ 65%

73.5 ± 5.5

72.5 ± 8.4

− 1.00 ± 8.07

74.0 ± 6.3

72.1 ± 7.3

− 1.84 ± 10.93

IVS (mm)

10.6 ± 1.6

9.9 ± 1.9

− 0.62 ± 1.78

10.6 ± 1.4

10.2 ± 1.5

− 0.44 ± 1.32

LVPW (mm)

10.7 ± 1.6

10.3 ± 1.6

− 0.41 ± 1.52

10.4 ± 1.5

10.2 ± 1.6

− 0.20 ± 1.12

E/E´ > 8 (n/%)

2 (25.0%)

3 (37.5%)

–

2 (33.3%)

0 (0.0%)

–

E wave

0.73 ± 0.19

0.71 ± 0.16

− 0.02 ± 0.18

0.73 ± 0.18

0.72 ± 0.15

− 0.01 ± 0.15

A wave

0.74 ± 0.24

0.68 ± 0.28

− 0.06 ± 0.19

0.71 ± 0.18

0.73 ± 0.15

0.01 ± 0.16

E/A ratio

1.05 ± 0.35

1.18 ± 0.49

0.13 ± 0.38^#

1.45 ± 2.04

1.02 ± 0.21

− 0.42 ± 2.04

LVMI g/m2

98.2 ± 24.4

90.0 ± 37.0

−8.15 ± 35.48^##

93.5 ± 26.5

90.9 ± 25.9

−2.61 ± 21.20

LVMI g/m² female^a

87.2 ± 16.6

77.7 ± 20.9

−9.5 ± 15.6#

89.0 ± 26.2

80.2 ± 21.8

−8.7 ± 23.1

LVMI g/m² male^b

108.4 ± 26.4

101.5 ± 45.1

−6.9 ± 47#

98.4 ± 27.1

102.4 ± 25.9

4.0 ± 17.5