Table 3

Quantitative ventricular parameters adjusted for body surface area

	Men				Women
	Non-athletes	LD-HS	HD-LS	HD-HS	Non-athletes	LD-HS	HD-LS	HD-HS
N	56	27	93	57	58	15	51	24
LV
EDV index (ml/m²)	101±15 (127)^‡^†	107±19 (140)^‡^†	122±16 (149)^*^§	129±16 (158)^*^§	90±11 (112)^§^‡^†	103±7.9 (114)^*	106±10 (127)^*	111±14 (142)^*
ESV index (ml/m²)	43±9.4 (60)^‡^†	48±9.7 (64)^‡^†	57±10 (75)^*^§	58±11 (79)^*^§	37±6.8 (50)^§^‡^†	47±5.8 (56)^*	47±7.6 (59)^*	48±9.5 (70)^*
EDM index (g/m²)	47±8.3 (60)^‡^†	49±9.6 (69)^‡^†	57±8.6 (71)^*^§^†	69±12 (96)^*^§^‡	34±6.2 (44)^‡^†	38±6.3 (45)^†	42±6.9 (57)^*^†	51±9.1 (72)^*^§^‡
EDD SA (mm)	56±3.7 (63)^§^‡^†	59±4.5 (67)^*	60±3.9 (67)^*	60±4.0 (67)^*	51±3.4 (59)^§^‡^†	57±4.5 (65)^*	55±3.0 (61)^*	55±3.9 (63)^*
EF (%)	57±5.8 (47)^‡	56±3.8 (48)	54±4.9 (45)^*	55±5.2 (45)	58±5.3 (49)^§	54±4.3 (50)^*	56±5.1 (48)	56±5.8 (47)
Septal wall SA (mm)	9.5±1.2 (12)^†	9.5±1.4 (13)^†	9.3±1.0 (11)^†	11±1.5 (14)^*^§^‡	7.8±1.0 (10)^†	7.8±1.3 (10)	7.6±1.2 (10)^†	9.3±1.3 (12)^*^‡
RV
EDV index (ml/m²)	111±17 (138)^‡^†	117±20 (157)^‡^†	134±18 (163)^*^§^†	145±19 (184)^*^§^‡	96±12 (123)^‡^†	102±12 (120)^†	111±13 (136)^*^†	123±15 (154)^*^§^‡
ESV index (ml/m²)	53±11 (74)^‡^†	58±11 (82)^‡^†	68±13 (93)^*^§^†	74±13 (97)^*^§^‡	43±7.0 (56)^‡^†	49±8.5 (59)^†	52±10 (70)^*^†	60±11 (82)^*^§^‡
EDM index (g/m²)	11±2.2 (15)^†	12±1.7 (15)^†	12±2.5 (17)^†	15±2.2 (20)^*^§^‡	10±2.2 (16)^‡^†	11±1.0 (13)	12±2.4 (16)^*	13±2.3 (17)^*
EDD SA (mm)	45±5.8 (55)^‡^†	48±5.9 (59)	50±5.4 (59)^*	49±5.5 (59)^*	39±4.6 (48)^‡^†	43±5.5 (50)	43±4.3 (55)^*	43±6.0 (52)^*
EF (%)	52±4.6 (44)^‡^†	51±3.9 (45)	50±4.6 (41)^*	49±4.2 (43)^*	55±4.8 (48)	52±6.8 (41)	54±5.6 (44)	52±6.0 (41)
Ratios
Ratio LV EDV/LV EDM	2.18±0.35^†	2.22±0.28^†	2.19±0.27^†	1.92±0.10^*^§^‡	2.68±0.52^†	2.74±0.45^†	2.54±0.33^†	2.23±0.15^*^§^‡
Ratio LV EDV/RV EDV	0.91±0.08	0.91±0.07	0.92±0.07	0.90±0.07	0.94±0.07^§^†	1.01±0.07^*^‡^†	0.96±0.06^†	0.90±0.07^§^‡
Ratio LV ESV/RV ESV	0.82±0.16	0.83±0.12	0.85±0.13	0.80±0.12	0.87±0.16^§	0.98±0.14^*^†	0.92±0.13^†	0.82±0.13^§^‡
Ratio LV EF/RV EF	1.10±0.10	1.10±0.07	1.08±0.09	1.12±0.07	1.07±0.08	1.05±0.16	1.05±0.07	1.10±0.08

↵* p<0.05 versus non-athletes.
↵† p<0.05 versus HD-HS athletes.
↵‡ p<0.05 versus HD-LS athletes.
↵§ p<0.05 versus LD-HS athletes.
EDD, end-diastolic diameter; EDM, end-diastolic mass; EDV, end-diastolic volume; EF, ejection fraction; ESV, end-systolic volume; HD-HS, high-dynamic high-static sports; HD-LS, high-dynamic low-static; LD-HS, low-dynamic high-static; LV, left ventricular; RV, right ventricular; SA, short axis view