Body size related echocardiographic parameters in men of different age
| WT/BSA1/2 (mm/m) | EDD/BSA1/2 (mm/m) | LVM/BSA3/2 (g/m3) | WT/EDD % | E/A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD). | |||||
| *p<0.05, †p<0.02, ‡p<0.01, §p<0.001 compared with controls. | |||||
| WT, Left ventricular wall thickness; BSA, body surface area; EDD, end diastolic diameter of the left ventricle; LVM, left ventricular muscle mass; E/A, proportion of the early and late diastolic filling peak velocity; CHLD, children; c, control, non-trained subjects; a, athletes; AJ, adolescent/junior; YAD, young adult; AD, adult; OAD, older adult. | |||||
| CHLDc | 12.42 (1.10) | 35.87 (2.44) | 70.23 (9.79) | 34.81 (4.35) | 1.94 (0.32) |
| CHLDa | 13.28 (1.57) | 37.64 (2.21)‡ | 83.38 (15.07)* | 35.43 (4.85) | 2.03 (0.33) |
| AJc | 12.87 (1.30) | 34.35 (2.58) | 68.89 (13.35) | 37.56 (3.88) | 1.74 (0.23) |
| AJa | 14.20 (1.59)† | 36.42 (2.59)† | 86.55 (17.64)‡ | 39.15 (4.90) | 2.36 (0.61)‡ |
| YADc | 12.80 (0.77) | 35.92 (2.59) | 73.17 (9.31) | 35.85 (3.79) | 1.91 (0.38) |
| YADa | 14.65 (1.53)§ | 36.99 (2.54)† | 92.36 (16.86)§ | 39.79 (4.95)§ | 2.08 (0.49)* |
| ADc | 13.02 (1.15) | 35.86 (2.12) | 74.62 (10.12) | 36.47 (4.27) | 1.47 (0.25) |
| ADa | 14.78 (1.52)§ | 35.50 (2.45) | 87.22 (14.15)§ | 41.88 (5.58)§ | 1.77 (0.50)† |
| OADc | 14.03 (1.92) | 37.13 (2.86) | 88.23 (21.35) | 37.93 (5.49) | 1.22 (0.34) |
| OADa | 14.59 (1.93) | 36.20 (2.71) | 88.85 (18.33) | 40.50 (6.22) | 1.64 (0.36)† |