From: Sex differences in ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity
 | Males (n = 42) | Females (n = 26) | p-value |
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Dimensions and Mass | |||
LVM, g | 186 ± 30 | 134 ± 20 | < 0.001 |
LVMi, g/m2 | 96 ± 15 | 81 ± 11 | 0.001 |
IVSd, mm | 10.2 ± 0.9 | 8.9 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
IVSid, mm/m2 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 0.544 |
PWTd, mm | 9.5 ± 0.8 | 8.3 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
PWTid, mm/m2 | 4.9 ± 0.5 | 5.0 ± 0.6 | 0.298 |
LVDd, mm | 50.5 ± 4.2 | 46.4 ± 3.0 | < 0.001 |
LVDid, mm/m2 | 26.1 ± 2.7 | 28.1 ± 2.2 | 0.002 |
IVSs, mm | 17.8 ± 2.0 | 15.5 ± 2.0 | < 0.001 |
IVSis, mm/m2 | 9.2 ± 1.1 | 9.4 ± 1.2 | 0.520 |
PWTs, mm | 17.1 ± 2.1 | 15.0 ±2.3 | < 0.001 |
PWTis, mm/m2 | 8.8 ± 1.1 | 9.0 ± 1.4 | 0.419 |
LVDs, mm | 30.0 ± 4.6 | 27.3 ± 3.5 | 0.019 |
LVDis, mm/m2 | 15.4 ± 2.3 | 16.5 ± 2.0 | 0.044 |
RWT | 0.38 ± 0.05 | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.098 |
Volumes and Basic Hemodynamics | |||
EDV, mL | 149 ± 32 | 110 ± 27 | < 0.001 |
EDVi, mL/m2 | 77.0 ± 16.0 | 66.4 ± 14.5 | 0.008 |
ESV, mL | 54 ± 18 | 41 ± 16 | 0.003 |
ESVi, mL/m2 | 15.4 ± 2.3 | 16.5 ± 2.0 | 0.167 |
SBP/ESV | 3.7 ± 1.3 | 4.5 ±1.7 | 0.041 |
SV, mL | 95 ± 22 | 69 ±16 | < 0.001 |
SVi ml/m2 | 49 ± 11 | 42 ± 8 | 0.005 |
EF, % | 64 ± 8 | 63 ± 8 | 0.816 |
CO, L/min | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
Ci, L/min/m2 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 0.029 |
TPRi, mmHg/min | 8.6 ± 2.6 | 12.5 ± 4.3 | < 0.001 |
Wall stress, g/cm2 | 146 ± 51 | 89 ± 25 | < 0.001 |
Systolic and Diastolic Function | |||
Longitudinal strain, % | -20 ± 2 | -20 ± 2 | 0.782 |
Systolic longitudinal strain rate, s− 1 | -1.0 ± 0.1 | -1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.714 |
Diastolic longitudinal strain rate, s− 1 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 0.005 |
E, m/s | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.313 |
A, m/s | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.357 |
E/A ratio | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 0.036 |
DecT, ms | 223 ± 51 | 209 ± 35 | 0.201 |
E’ septal wall, m/s | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.789 |
E/E’ septal | 5.9 ± 2.2 | 6.7 ± 1.5 | 0.093 |
E’ lateral wall, m/s | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.340 |
E/E’ lateral | 4 ± 1 | 5 ± 1 | 0.018 |
IVRT, m/s | 80 ± 12 | 77 ± 14 | 0.259 |