Left ventricular external diameter, RWT and length
| Age (years) | LVEDD (cm) | LVEDD/BSA (mm/m2) | LVWL (cm) | LVWL/BSA (cm/m2) | L/D | RWT | RWT/BSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | |||||||
| <40 | 6.45 (0.48) | 35.9 (2.7) | 9.4 (1.6) | 5.23 (1.00) | 1.46 (0.26) | 0.31 (0.05) | 0.17 (0.03) |
| 40–60 | 6.52 (0.52) | 36.5 (3.2) | 9.1 (1,7) | 5.08 (0.95) | 1.40 (0.27) | 0.33 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.03) |
| > 60 | 6.56 (0.53) | 37.7 (3.5) | 8.9 (1.3) | 5.08 (0.79) | 1.36 (0.23) | 0.37 (0.07) | 0.22 (0.04) |
| All | 6.51 (0.51) | 36.5 (3.2) | 9.1 (1.6) | 5.13 (0.93) | 1.41 (0.27) | 0.34 (0.06) | 0.19 (0.04) |
| Men | |||||||
| <40 | 7.16 (0.53) | 35.0 (2.9) | 10.3 (1.7) | 5.02 (0.88) | 1.44 (0.25) | 0.34 (0.06) | 0.17 (0.03) |
| 40–60 | 7.22 (0.58) | 35.0 (3.2) | 10.0 (1.8) | 4.84 (0.89) | 1.39 (0.26) | 0.37 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.03) |
| > 60 | 7.22 (0.68) | 36.5 (3.1) | 9.5 (1.8) | 4.80 (0.97) | 1.32 (0.29) | 0.39 (0.07) | 0.20 (0.04) |
| All | 7.21 (0.59) | 35.3 (3.1) | 9.9 (1.4) | 4.86 (0.91) | 1.38 (0.27) | 0.37 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.04) |
| Total | 6.84 (0.65) | 36.0 (3.2) | 9.5 (1.8) | 5.00 (0.93) | 1.40 (0.27) | 0.35 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.04) |
BSA, body surface area; LVEDD, left ventricular external end-diastolic diameter; LVWL, left ventricular wall length; LVWLd, mean left ventricular end-diastolic wall length; L/D, ratio between LVWL and LVEDD, otherwise as in table 2.
RWT, relative wall thickness calculated as IVSd plus LVPWd divided by LV internal end-diastolic diameter. Differences by age: p<0.001 for LVEDD, L/D and RWT. p<0.01 for LVWLd (NS between age groups 1 and 2) and LVWLd/BSA. Differences by gender: p<0.001 for all measures, except L/D where p<0.01.