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. 2024 Jun 30;65(2):291–295. doi: 10.47162/RJME.65.2.16

Table 5.

Relationship between BMI and RV thickness, EAV and RV mass indexed BSA in women and men

Gender (BMI)

Parameters

RV thickness (mean ± SD) [mm]

EAV (mean ± SD) [mL]

RV mass indexed BSA (mean ± SD) [g/m 2 ]

Women

▪ <24.9 kg/m 2

2.86±01.14

41.66±18.09

31.66±6.28

▪ ≥25 kg/m 2

4.2±0.97

90.6±49.49

38.8±9.3

p =0.02

p =0.014

p =0.007

Men

▪ <24.9 kg/m 2

3.2±0.74

74.83±33.63

35.33±4.26

▪ ≥25 kg/m 2

4±0.89

120.02±41.4

46.25±3.34

p =0.1

p =0.03

p =0.02

BMI: Body mass index; BSA: Body surface area; EAV: Epicardial adipose volume; RV: Right ventricle; SD: Standard deviation