Table 1.

Baseline demographic and MRI characteristics of controls and MR patients

	Control (n=51)	MR (n=94)
Age, year	44±14	54±11*
Age range, year	20–70	25–76
% Female	53	38
Body Surface Area, m2	1.91±0.24	1.92±0.22
Heart rate, beats/min	67±12	68±11
Systolic BP, mm Hg†	118±13	124±15
Diastolic BP, mm Hg†	75±10	76±9
LVEDV index, ml/m2†	69±10	105±24*
LVESV index, ml/m2†	25±6	41±13*
LVSV index, ml/m2†	44±7	64±16*
LVEF, %	64±6	61±7*
LVED dimension, mm	49±4	58±6*
LVES dimension, mm†	32±4	37±6*
LVED length, cm	8.82±0.81	8.99±0.91
LVES length, cm	6.82±0.86	6.93±0.82
LV ED Mass index, g†	50±10	64±17*
LVEDV/Mass, ml/g†	1.45±0.38	1.68±0.34*
Peak early filling rate, ml/sec†	378±110	518±240*

Values are mean±SD. BP: blood pressure; LV: left ventricle; EDV: end-diastolic volume; ESV: end-systolic volume; EF: ejection fraction;

^*P < 0.05 vs. controls;

^†log transformation was performed.