Table 2

Characteristics of the cohort by quartile of LVEDVi

 Quartile of LVEDVi
Quartile 1 (<53.0 mL/m2) (n=502)Quartile 2 (53.0–65.2 mL/m2) (n=502)Quartile 3 (65.2–84.6 mL/m2) (n=502)Quartile 4 (>84.6 mL/m2) (n=502)p Value
Age62 (54–71)61 (52–72)62 (53–73)64 (54–73)0.226
Male sex227 (45%)247 (49%)331 (66%)410 (82%)<0.001
BSA (m2)2.01 (1.81–2.23)1.98 (1.80–2.20)2.02 (1.82–2.22)2.03 (1.87–2.20)0.248
BMI (kg/m2)30.4 (26.3–35.8)28.7 (25.3–33.4)28.5 (25.3–32.7)28.3 (24.8–31.9)<0.001
LVIDD (cm)4.5 (4.1–4.9)4.7 (4.4–5.2)5.2 (4.6–5.7)6.0 (5.5–6.6)<0.001
LVIDD index (cm/m2)2.2 (2.0–2.5)2.4 (2.2–2.6)2.6 (2.3–2.8)3.0 (2.7–3.3)<0.001
LVEDV (mL)89 (77–101)117 (105–131)149 (132–165)214 (186–257)<0.001
LVEF (%)62 (54–67)56 (46–64)49 (38–60)30 (22–40)<0.001
  • BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEDVi, LVEDV index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVIDD, left ventricular internal diameter in diastole.