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. 2008 Aug;31(8):1502–1509. doi: 10.2337/dc08-0118

Table 3.

Effect of interventions on echocardiographic indices

Placebo Fenofibrate CoQ Combination P for interaction Fenofibrate main effect P CoQ main effect P
n 20 16 16 17
E′ (cm/s)
    Baseline 8.4 ± 0.3 8.5 ± 0.3 9.2 ± 0.4 8.6 ± 0.4
    End 8.6 ± 0.3 8.1 ± 0.3 8.9 ± 0.4 8.7 ± 0.4 0.094 −0.1 ± 0.2 0.539 0.1 ± 0.2 0.698
E/A
    Baseline 0.82 ± 0.03 0.83 ± 0.03 0.90 ± 0.04 0.91 ± 0.10
    End 0.83 ± 0.03 0.85 ± 0.03 0.92 ± 0.04 0.99 ± 0.11 0.262 0.04 ± 0.02 0.112 0.04 ± 0.02 0.129
DT (ms)
    Baseline 218 ± 6 233 ± 7 215 ± 8 215 ± 7
    End 215 ± 6 220 ± 9 206 ± 7 212 ± 6 0.376 2 ± 6 0.779 −2 ± 6 0.737
IVRT (ms)
    Baseline 106 ± 3 108 ± 1 108 ± 2 109 ± 2
    End 108 ± 2 112 ± 3 109 ± 3 111 ± 2 0.655 2 ± 2 0.338 −1 ± 2 0.530
Vp (cm/s)
    Baseline 41.5 ± 1.4 42.0 ± 1.3 44.1 ± 2.0 41.9 ± 1.7
    End 40.9 ± 1.2 44.4 ± 1.8 42.9 ± 1.7 42.9 ± 1.9 0.531 2.4 ± 1.0 0.020 −0.8 ± 1.0 0.451
E/E′
    Baseline 7.7 ± 0.3 8.0 ± 0.4 7.8 ± 0.5 7.9 ± 0.5
    End 7.6 ± 0.3 8.5 ± 0.3 8.3 ± 0.5 8.6 ± 0.5 0.345 0.5 ± 0.3 0.078 0.4 ± 0.3 0.130
E/Vp
    Baseline 1.56 ± 0.07 1.60 ± 0.06 1.59 ± 0.05 1.60 ± 0.08
    End 1.59 ± 0.06 1.56 ± 0.05 1.70 ± 0.07 1.73 ± 0.07 0.367 0.00 ± 0.05 0.940 0.12 ± 0.05 0.007
PV S/D
    Baseline 1.55 ± 0.06 1.50 ± 0.06 1.41 ± 0.09 1.61 ± 0.13
    End 1.60 ± 0.06 1.52 ± 0.07 1.43 ± 0.09 1.43 ± 0.08 0.933 −0.06 ± 0.07 0.390 −0.12 ± 0.07 0.081
PV ‘a’ rev (m/s)
    Baseline 0.33 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.01 0.31 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.01
    End 0.32 ± 0.01 0.32 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.01 0.34 ± 0.01 0.785 0.00 ± 0.01 0.457 0.02 ± 0.01 0.009
LVEF (%)
    Baseline 63.2 ± 0.9 61.6 ± 1.0 64.6 ± 0.9 63.3 ± 1.2
    End 64.1 ± 0.8 62.6 ± 1.2 64.6 ± 1.1 62.4 ± 0.8 0.615 0.0 ± 0.8 0.961 1.3 ± 0.8 0.102
S′ (cm/s)
    Baseline 8.8 ± 0.2 9.4 ± 0.3 9.4 ± 0.3 8.7 ± 0.3
    End 9.1 ± 0.2 9.3 ± 0.4 9.8 ± 0.4 8.6 ± 0.3 0.417 −0.5 ± 0.3 0.071 0.0 ± 0.3 0.914
LAV/BSA (ml/m2)
    Baseline 30.4 ± 1.3 32.4 ± 1.8 31.3 ± 1.8 35.9 ± 2.5
    End 32.4 ± 1.5 33.9 ± 1.8 31.7 ± 1.5 36.4 ± 2.6 0.649 0.4 ± 1.0 0.693 −1.0 ± 1.0 0.335
LVM/BSA (g/m2)
    Baseline 92.5 ± 3.8 101.5 ± 4.2 94.8 ± 3.5 90.1 ± 3.8
    End 95.0 ± 4.0 106.3 ± 4.5 95.1 ± 3.1 91.2 ± 4.2 0.533 2.4 ± 1.8 0.195 −3.5 ± 1.8 0.059

Data are means ± SEM. Main effect vs. placebo, adjusted for baseline and study site (general linear model). BSA, body surface area.