Table 3.
Comparison of patients with and without LVH.
| Patients with LVH | Patients without LVH | p Value | |
| Men/women (n) | 9/10 | 6/14 | 0.33 |
| Age (years) | 53 (26 – 69) | 45 (22 – 65) | 0.28 |
| Mutant heteroplasmy in muscle (%) | 73 (48 – 83) | 64 (30 – 91) | 0.34 |
| BEHL0.5 kHz-4 kHz (dB) | 53 (0 – 103) | 29 (0 – 64) | 0.022 |
LVH was diagnosed if septal or posterior wall end-diastolic thickness ≥ 12 mm in non-hypertensives and ≥ 14 mm in medically treated hypertensives [23]. BEHL0.5–4 kHz, better ear hearing level over the frequencies 0.5 kHz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz and 4 kHz. The values are medians (range)