Table 2. Echocardiographic variables in control group (CG), athletes with normal heart dimension (LVN), and athletes with heart hypertrophy (LVH). Data are means (± SD).
VARIABLE
CG(n=14)
LVN ( n=15)
LVH (n=15)
LVM [g]
206.4 (19.7)
231.3 (29.6)
325.9 (63.6) *** ###
LVEDd[mm]
52.6 (3.2)
53.1 (3.3)
56.6 (3.0) *
IVSDd/LVPWT
1.1 (.1)
1.0 (.1)
1.3 (.2) *#
LVEF %
61.5 (8.4)
63.4 (3.6)
66.5 (5.3) **
SV [mL]
76.3 (10.3)
76.6 (20.9)
92.0 (19.5) * #
HRR [b/min]
71 (6)
66 (7)
60 (7) **#
BPs [mmHg]
183 (8)
185 (14)
197 (7) *
BPd [mmHg]
64 (10)
59 (7)
57 (11)
PP [mmHg]
119 (9)
126 (13)
139 (9) ***##
LVM - left ventricular mass; LVEDd - end-diastolic internal diameter; IVSDd- intraventricular septum wall thickness; LVPWT - left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVEF - left ventricular ejection fraction; SV - stroke volume; HR - rest heart rate; BPs - systolic blood pressure; BPd - diastolic blood pressure, and PP-pulse pressure at maximal intensity of exercise
*, ** and *** indicate p < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, LVH . CG; #, ## and ### p < 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, LVH . LVN.