Basic echocardiographic data (n = 155)
| Basic data | Basic data/body surface area (per m2 body surface area) | |
| Mean (SD) (range) | Mean (SD) (range) | |
| LV-EDD (cm) | 5.09 (0.40)*** (3.45 to 6.18) | 2.8 (0.23) (2.2 to 3.9) |
| LV-ESD (cm) | 3.29 (0.45) (1.95 to 4.22) | 1.8 (0.21) (1.3 to 2.6) |
| LV-EDV (ml) | 119.2 (26.1)* (52.7 to 188) | 65.5 (12.8) (31 to 100) |
| LV-ESV (ml) | 44.3 (22.5) (22.5 to 77.9) | 24.6 (6.17) (13 to 43) |
| IVSTd (cm) | 0.98 (0.15)** (0.57 to 1.32) | 0.54± 0.09* (0.3 to 0.8) |
| PWTd (cm) | 0.96 (0.15)** (0.64 to 1.31) | 0.53 (0.09) (0.4 to 0.8) |
| LV-MMI (g/m2) | 101.6 (18.6)** (60 to 181) | |
| EF (%) | 62.3 (5.3) (50 to 76) | |
| E/A ratio | 1.9 (0.51)* (1.1 to 4.1) | |
| LA (cm) | 3.59 (0.34) (2.5 to 4.4) | |
| RVD2 (cm) | 2.91 (0.30) (2.1 to 3.6) | |
| AoD (cm) | 3.02 (0.31) (2.4 to 3.8) |
AoD, end-diastolic aortic root diameter; E/A, ratio of transmitral E-and A-wave velocity; EF, ejection fraction of the left ventricle; IVSTd, end-diastolic thickness of the interventricular septum; LA, left atrial diameter (parasternal long axis view); LV-EDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LV-EDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LV-ESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LV-ESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LV-MMI, left ventricular muscle mass; PWTd, end-diastolic thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall; RVD2, enddiastolic right mid-ventricular diameter;
Significant differences between the four ethnic groups (ANOVA): *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.