Echocardiographic parameters
| Total population | Population >80 years | |||||
| Women | Men | P value | Women | Men | P value | |
| n=1041 | n=1130 | n=571 | n=435 | |||
| AV parameters | ||||||
| Indexed AVA (cm2/m2) | 0.39±0.11 | 0.40±0.11 | 0.274 | 0.40±0.11 | 0.39±0.11 | 0.471 |
| Mean AV gradient (mm Hg) | 47.8±15.2 | 46.5±14.2 | 0.031 | 47.1±14.7 | 45.7±14.7 | 0.148 |
| Aortic regurgitation grade III/IV | 7.6 | 8.5 | 0.467 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 0.252 |
| LVEF (%) | 57.9±11.0 | 54.0±12.8 | <0.001 | 57.4±11.1 | 52.6±13.5 | <0.001 |
| Left ventricle parameters | ||||||
| LV hypertrophy* | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.748 | 64.0 | 64.6 | 0.849 |
| LV-ESD (mm) | 29.0±9.0 | 33.3±10.5 | <0.001 | 29.0±9.0 | 33.3±10.5 | <0.001 |
| LV-EDD (mm) | 44.4±8.4 | 49.1±8.3 | <0.001 | 44.4±8.4 | 49.1±8.3 | <0.001 |
| IVS (mm) | 13.9±2.7 | 14.0±2.6 | 0.895 | 13.9±2.7 | 14.0±2.6 | 0.895 |
| PW (mm) | 12.2±2.3 | 12.3±2.4 | 0.837 | 12.2±2.3 | 12.3±2.4 | 0.837 |
| RWT† (cm) | 0.56±0.16 | 0.50±0.13 | <0.001 | 0.58±0.16 | 0.52±0.14 | <0.001 |
| LV mass (g) | 219.1±72.3 | 261.6±75.7 | <0.001 | 219.2±68.5 | 256.9±78.9 | <0.001 |
| Indexed LV mass (g/m2) | 128.9±42.0 | 135.9±39.5 | 0.001 | 133.5±41.2 | 140.0±43.7 | 0.055 |
| Other valve parameters | ||||||
| Mitral regurgitation III/IV | 12.5 | 9.0 | 0.010 | 17.9 | 13.1 | 0.041 |
| Mitral stenosis III/IV | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.267 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.431 |
| Tricuspid regurgitation III/IV | 10.4 | 5.5 | <0.001 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 0.032 |
Values are reported as mean with SD or as percentage.
*Defined as LV wall thickness >12 mm.
†Calculated as 2×PW/LV−EDD.
AV, aortic valve; AVA, aortic valve area; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LV, left ventricular; ESD, end-systolic dimension; EDD, end-diastolic dimension; IVS, interventricular septal thickness at end-diastole; PW, posterior wall thickness at end diastole; RWT, relative wall thickness.