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. 2023 Oct 27;89:123–138. doi: 10.5114/jhk/174107

Table 2.

Echocardiography variables and blood flow measurements in the supplemented (GrSuppl) and the placebo group (GrP) before (pre-suppl vs. pre-placebo) and after (post-suppl vs. post-placebo) dietary intervention (mean ± SD).

Variables GrSuppl (n = 12) GrP (n = 12) p
Pre-suppl Post-suppl Pre-placebo Post-placebo Post-suppl vs. post-placebo
LVM (g) 219.0 ± 24.5 226.0 ± 25.5 231.8 ± 38.2 228.0 ± 34.5 ns
LVMI (g/m2) 116.0 ± 8.6 116.0 ± 10.8 122.0 ± 11.2 120.0 ± 18.0 ns
IVSDd (mm) 10.0 ± 1.3 10.6 ± 1.4 11.3 ± 0.6 11.4 ± 1.4 ns
LVPWTd (mm) 9.4 ± 1.1 9.9 ± 1.2 10.6 ± 0.7 11.0 ± 1.2 ns
LVEF % 62.6 ± 4.9 63.9 ± 4.8 64.6 ± 8.5 64.4 ± 5.5 ns
HR [b/min] 58.0 ± 8.0 56.0 ± 10.0 57.0 ± 8.0 58.0 ± 6.0 ns
PWV (m•s−1) 5.9 ± 1.1 6.3 ± 1.5 6.0 ± 1.3 5.8 ± 0.8 ns
BAD (mm) 4.1 ± 0.6 4.3 ± 0.6 4.3 ± 0.4 4.2 ± 0.7 ns
FMD (mm) 5.0 ± 0.5 5.0 ± 0.6 5.2 ± 0.3 5.0 ± 0.6 ns

LVM: left ventricular mass; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; IVSDd: interventricular septal thickness (in diastole), LVPWTd: left ventricular posterior wall thickness in diastole; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, HR: heart rate, PWV: pulse wave velocity; BAD: brachial artery diameter, FMD: flow-mediated vasodilation