TABLE 2.

Echocardiographic parameters

	Women			Men			Sex effect	Group effect	Interaction effect
Variables	Normotensive	SDH	ISH	Normotensive	SDH	ISH
LVEDV index (ml/m2)	43.9±6.5	46.4±8.7	41.6±7.3	48.1±7.5***	49.6±6.2	47.1±9.6***	<0.01	0.09	0.77
LVESV index (ml/m2)	13.1±4.0	14.1±4.1	12.6±3.9	15.3±3.4***	14.9±3.4	14.3±4.8	0.02	0.42	0.71
LV ejection fraction (%)	71±6	70±6	70±7	68±5	70±6	70±6	0.60	0.84	0.45
LV wall thickness (mm)	8.6±0.9	9.6±1.4*	9.7±1.1*	8.7±1.2	9.6±1.1*	9.8±1.1*	0.61	<0.01	0.95
Peak E wave (cm/s)	73±16	76±12	76±18	64±12***	60±11***	65±14***	<0.01	0.61	0.55
Peak A wave (cm/s)	78±22	92±23*	80±15	65±16***	71±15***	71±17***	<0.01	0.04	0.35
E/A ratio	0.97±0.25	0.86±0.18	0.97±0.25	1.03±0.27	0.88±0.27	0.95±0.23	0.65	0.06	0.78
S′mean (cm/s)	7.3±0.8	6.8±0.7*	7.2±1.1	8.0±1.1***	8.3±1.1***	8.6±1.3***	<0.01	0.23	0.14
E′mean (cm/s)	7.4±1.1	5.9±1.6*	6.7±1.6	7.3±1.2	7.2±1.7***	7.1±1.6	0.04	0.05	0.07
IVRT (ms)	113±24	129±25*	111±17**	123±17	134±19	122±18***	0.01	<0.01	0.82
Vp (cm/s)	45±13	48±15	49±17	43±12	42±10	49±13	0.26	0.07	0.58

Values are mean±SD. E′_mean, average of the peak early velocities of septal and lateral mitral annulus; ESV, end-systolic volume; ISH, isolated systolic hypertension; IVRT, isovolumic relaxation time; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; S′_mean, average of the peak systolic velocities of septal and lateral mitral annulus; SDH, systolic-diastolic hypertension; Vp, mitral inflow propagation velocity.

^*P<0.05 vs. normotensive individuals within the same sex.

^**P<0.05 vs. patients with SDH within the same sex.

^***P<0.05 for men vs. women within the same BP group.