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. 2014 Apr 4;9(4):e93606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093606

Table 3. The echocardiographic characteristics of participants by sex.

Male (n = 89) Female (n = 186) All (n = 275) P
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) (t test)
LVPWTD (mm) 1.2 (0.3) 1.1 (0.3) 1.1 (0.3) 0.003
IVSTD (mm) 1.3 (0.4) 1.2 (0.3) 1.2 (0.4) 0.002
LVEDD (mm) 4.3 (0.6) 4.2 (0.7) 4.2 (0.7) 0.121
LVESD (mm) 28.6 (6.4) 26.7 (6.8) 27.3 (6.8) 0.032
PLVM (g) 245.5 (102.1) 198.0 (93.0) 213.4 (98.4) <0.001
PLVMI (g/m2) 135.3 (56.2) 111.9 (51.8) 119.5 (54.3) <0.001
*PLVMILVH (%) 44 (49.4) 69 (37.1) 113 (41.1) 0.052 ((χ 2)

t  =  Two sample t test with equal variance.

χ 2  =  Pearson chi squared test.

P  =  statistical significance of difference.

n  =  Number.

SD  =  Standard deviation.

* Number.