Table 2.

Post-exercise septal E/e′ grouped according to resting E/e′ values

LV filling pressure at rest as indicated by septal E/e′	Post-exercise septal E/e′		p Value
	Diabetes (n=133)	No diabetes (n=104)
Normal
E/e′<8	10.3±3.1	7.4±1.8	<0.001
(n=130)	(n=56)	(n=74)
Borderline
E/e′ 8–15	13.0±2.9	9.6±2.3
(n=91)	(n=63)	(n=28)	<0.001
Elevated
E/e′≥15	20.3±7.4	17.4±3.9
(n=16)	(n=14)	(n=2)	0.614

LV, left ventricle.