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. 2011 Mar 30;33(4):373–380. doi: 10.1159/000326235

Table 2.

Echocardiographic structure and function and their change within and between groups over time

Echocardio- graphic volume parameter Intervention group Baseline
Week 4 change from baseline
Week 8 change from baseline
n mean 95% CI P n mean 95% CI P n mean 95% CI P
LVMI, g/m2 control 38 136.3 125.1, 147.5 31 3.5 −3.3, 10.3 >0.2 31 0.3 −8.1, 8.8 >0.2
UF 72 138.7 130.6, 146.8 57 −7.4 −12.5, −2.3 0.005 63 −6.3 −12.5, −0.1 0.045
UF – control 2.5 −11.4, 16.3 >0.2 −10.9 −19.4, −2.4 0.012 −6.6 −17.1, 3.8 >0.2

IVSd, cm control 38 1.31 1.24, 1.37 31 0.02 −0.01, 0.05 >0.2 31 0 −0.04, 0.03 >0.2
UF 72 1.32 1.27, 1.37 57 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 >0.2 63 0.01 −0.02, 0.04 >0.2
UF – control 0.01 −0.06, 0.09 >0.2 −0.01 −0.05, 0.02 >0.2 0.01 −0.03, 0.06 >0.2

LVId, cm control 38 5.05 4.84, 5.26 31 −0.01 −0.16, 0.14 >0.2 31 −0.06 −0.22, 0.11 >0.2
UF 72 4.98 4.83, 5.13 57 −0.22 −0.33, −0.11 <0.001 63 −0.19 −0.31, −0.07 0.002
UF – control −0.07 −0.33, 0.19 >0.2 −0.21 −0.40, −0.02 0.030 −0.13 −0.34, 0.07 >0.2

LVPWd, cm control 38 1.25 1.20, 1.31 31 0.04 0.00, 0.07 0.025 31 0.04 0.01, 0.07 0.016
UF 72 1.29 1.25, 1.33 57 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 >0.2 63 0.01 −0.01, 0.03 >0.2
UF – control 0.04 −0.03, 0.10 >0.2 −0.03 −0.07, 0.01 0.19 −0.03 −0.07, 0.01 0.13

MWFS, % control 38 13.93 12.33, 15.54 31 0.39 −0.22, 0.99 >0.2 31 −0.01 −0.68, 0.65 >0.2
UF 72 13.42 11.92, 14.91 57 −0.24 −0.69, 0.20 >0.2 63 −0.31 −0.79, 0.17 >0.2
UF – control −0.52 −1.50, 0.46 >0.2 −0.63 −1.39, 0.12 0.09 −0.3 −1.12, 0.52 >0.2

IVSd = Intraventricular septal thickness at diastole; LVId = left ventricular internal diameter at diastole; LVPWd = left ventricular posterior wall thickness at diastole; MWFS = midwall fractional shortening; UF = ultrafiltration.

p < 0.05.