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Table 3 Speckle-tracking and myocardial work assessment of left ventricular function in the study population

From: Echocardiographic study of myocardial work in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Controls (n = 54)

T2DM (n = 147)

P value

GLS, %

− 19.13 ± 1.73

− 16.82 ± 2.59

< 0.001**

Myocardial work

 GWI (mmHg%)

1814.50 ± 270.50

1692.86 ± 349.63

0.022*

 GCW (mmHg%)

2075.13 ± 269.14

1998.76 ± 362.53

0.160

 GWW (mmHg%)

69.22 ± 31.49

140.96 ± 87.63

< 0.001**

 GWE (%)

96.07 ± 1.52

92.26 ± 4.28

< 0.001**

  1. T2DM, type2 diabetes mellitus; GLS, left ventricular global longitudinal strain; GWI, global myocardial work index; GCW, global constructive work; GWW, global wasted work; GWE, global myocardial work efficiency
  2. **P < 0.01
  3. *P < 0.05