Demographic and cardiovascular characteristics of 2352 Olympic athletes according to gender
| Female athletes | Male athletes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N=919 (39%) | N=1433 (61%) | p Value |
| Age (years) | 23±4.6 | 26±5.4 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 170±9 | 182±10 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 63±11 | 78±13 | <0.001 |
| BSA (m2) | 1.73±0.18 | 1.99±2.01 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 59±12 | 57±11 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 115±10 | 119±7 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 76±6 | 78±5 | 0.008 |
| Septal wall thickness (mm) | 8.7±0.9 | 10.1±1.1 | <0.001 |
| LV posterior wall (mm) | 8.4±0.8 | 9.8±1.0 | <0.001 |
| Relative wall thickness | 0.35±0.02 | 0.37±0.03 | <0.001 |
| LV cavity dimension (mm) | 49±3 | 54±4 | <0.001 |
| LV mass index (g/m2) | 86±16 | 109±22 | <0.001 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 65±6 | 64±6 | <0.001 |
| Left atrium (mm) | 32±4 | 36±4 | <0.001 |
| Aortic root (mm) | 27±3 | 32±3 | <0.001 |
| E/A ratio | 1.95±0.48 | 1.93±0.48 | 0.395 |
| TDI E’ wave (cm/s) | 14.2±2.0 | 13.7±2.1 | <0.001 |
| E/E’ ratio | 6.6±1.2 | 6.4±1.2 | <0.001 |
BP, blood pressure; BSA, body surface area; E/A ratio, ratio of Doppler early to late diastolic filling peak-flow velocities; E/E’, ratio of transmitral early filling velocity to tissue Doppler early diastolic mitral annular velocity; LV, left ventricular.