Table 1.
Ratios of left ventricular wall thickness to heart weight and ratios of heart weight to body weight (mean ± SD)
| Ratios of left ventricular wall thickness to heart weight (mm/mg) | Ratios of heart weight to body weight (mg/g) | |||
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| Groups | Control (n = 18) | Liver cirrhosis (n = 24) | Control (n = 18) | Liver cirrhosis (n = 24) |
| 4-wk | 2.817 ± 0.423 | 2.860 ± 0.27 | 3.296 ± 0.178 | 3.545 ± 1.134 |
| 6-wk | 3.020 ± 1.431 | 3.526 ± 0.745 | 3.218 ± 0.780 | 3.655 ± 0.245 |
| 8-wk | 3.289 ± 0.912 | 4.487 ± 1.325* | 3.029 ± 0.641 | 3.777 ± 0.302* |
*
P < 0.05 vs. control group.