Table 2.
Echocardiographic findings left atrial and ventricular function in the study population stratified by BMI categories.
| Total (N = 145) |
Normal Weight (N = 58) |
Overweight (N = 53) |
Obese (N = 34) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV EF, % | 56.8 (3.4) | 57.4 (3.4) | 57.1 (3.5) | 55.5 (3.3) * | 0.03 |
| LV GLS, % | −20.0 (3.5) | −20.1 (3.4) | −20.3 (3.5) | 19.5 (4.0) | 0.81 |
| LVEDDi, mm/m2 | 24.3 (2.9) | 25.7 (2.9) | 24.2 (2.5) * | 22.2 (2.2) *,† | <0.001 |
| LVESDi, mm/m2 | 16.2 (2.4) | 16.6 (2.6) | 16.4 (2.5) | 15.3 (1.9) * | 0.03 |
| IVS, mm | 9.1 (1.4) | 8.8 (1.5) | 9.3 (1.3) | 9.4 (1.2) | 0.07 |
| PW, mm | 8.7 (1.2) | 8.3 (1.2) | 8.8 (1.2) | 9.0 (1.1) * | 0.017 |
| LVMi, g/m2 | 74.0 (16.8) | 72.8 (17.7) | 76.2 (16.9) | 72.5 (15.4) | 0.49 |
| LADi, mm/m2 | 19.9 (3.7) | 20.8 (4.2) | 20.0 (3.3) | 18.2 (2.7) * | 0.006 |
| E/e’ | 8.5 (4.0) | 7.6 (2.7) | 8.6 (3.3) | 9.7 (6.0) | 0.056 |
LV EF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LV GLS: LV global longitudinal strain, LVEDDi: LV end-diastolic diameter indexed, LVESD: LV end-systolic diameter indexed, IVS: interventricular septum, PW: posterior wall, LVMi: Left Ventricular Mass Index, LADi: left atrium diameter indexed. * signifies statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) when compared to normal weight subjects. † signifies statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) when compared to overweight subjects.