Table 3

Altered cardiac PDSR in participants of the UKB with scoliosis

CMR traitGeneral population (n=38 319)Scoliosis (n=224)Padj
Maximum WT9.40±1.629.36±1.70NS
LVEDV148.00±33.90136.00±32.80NS
LVEF59.50±6.1659.80±6.03NS
LVM86.0±22.3078.00±20.70NS
Ecc Global−22.33±3.35−22.10±3.77NS
Err Global45.00±8.3145.20±8.73NS
Ell Global−18.50±2.76−17.90±2.44NS
PDSRll1.66±0.611.45±0.58<0.05
PDSRrr−5.64±2.09−5.08±2.13<0.05
  • Mean and SD for CMR-derived summary measures are described for the general UKB population and participants with all-cause scoliosis. The p value was adjusted for multiple comparisons of CMR traits.

  • CMR, cardiac MRI; Ecc, Eulerian circumferential strain; Ell, Eulerian longitudinal strain; Err, Eulerian radial strain; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVM, left ventricular mass; PDSRll, longitudinal peak diastolic strain rate; PDSRrr, radial peak diastolic strain rate; UKB, UK Biobank; WT, wall thickness.