Table 2. Cardiac characteristics in athletic and sedentary males. Data are means (±SD). |
| Group |
n |
LV diam (mm) |
IVS ‡(mm) |
PWT ‡(mm) |
LV mass ‡(g) |
LV diam -res † a(mm) |
E * (m/s) |
A † (m/s) |
| 1. LDR |
18 |
55.9(2.4) |
10.7(1.5) |
10.7(1.3) |
241(44) |
56.9 (2.1) 3,4,7,8 |
.771(.078) |
.461(.058) |
| 2. MDR |
17 |
54.4(3.2) |
10.1(1.1)3,4,5,7 |
10.5(.9) |
219(32) |
55.2 (2.9) |
.817(.081) |
.441(.059) |
| 3. BP |
31 |
54.8(3.5) |
11.4(.8) |
11.2(1.1) |
252(42) |
53.6 (3.3) |
.838(.171)(n=23) |
.436(.094)(n=23) |
| 4. Cyclists |
8 |
53.2(3.1) |
11.7(.9) |
11.2(.3) 2 |
244(29) |
53.8 (2.8) |
.868(.148) |
.505(.085) |
| 5. Swimmers |
10 |
54.7(4.1) |
11.4(.8) |
11.1(.8) |
249(33) |
54.8 (3.5) |
.861(.125) |
.483(.086) |
| 6. Paddlers |
9 |
56.6(2.9) |
11.0(1.2) |
10.8(1.1) |
252(40) |
56.2 (2.9) |
.788(.086) |
.403(.065) |
| 7. Strength/power |
9 |
54.0(3.6) |
11.5(.6) |
11.0(.4) |
243(33) |
53.6 (2.6) |
.833(.091) |
.553(.100)1,2,3,6,8 |
| 8. Controls |
15 |
52.8(3.1) |
9.1(.6)1—7 |
9.7(.8)3,4,5,7 |
184(32)1—7 |
53.2 (2.8) |
.714(.095)2,3,4,5,7 |
.430(.072) |
|
LV: left ventricular; diam: diameter, IVS: end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness, PWT: end-diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness, E: early diastolic peak filling velocity, A: late diastolic peak filling velocity, LDR: long-distance runners, n: sample size (if sub-sample was used for some variables, n is indicated in parenthesis). BP: Basketball players, MDR: middle-distance runners. |
Unstandardized residuals on BSA were added to the mean of LV diameter across all groups. |
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.05). |
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.01). |
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.001). |
— test located significant difference (p<0.05) as compared to those groups. |
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