Table 1. Means and standard deviations of LV dimensions and other variables for each occasion of measurement.
| Occasions of measurement (Tmeasure) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Number of subjects | 26 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 29 | 12 |
| Height (cm) | 158.1 ± 4.6 | 159.6 ± 6.0 | 159.4 ± 5.0 | 159.8 ± 5.6 | 160.5 ± 5.0 | 160.5 ± 5.6 |
| Body mass (kg) | 44.7 ± 6.1 | 46.4 ± 5.6 | 46.5 ± 5.1 | 47.1 ± 4.8 | 47.1 ± 4.3 | 48.8 ± 3.9 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 7.8 ± 3.2 | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 6.6 ± 2.0 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 6.6 ± 2.1 | 7.2 ± 2.7 |
| FFM (kg) | 37.0 ± 4.3 | 39.6 ± 4.7 | 39.9 ± 4.2 | 40.4 ± 4.5 | 40.5 ± 3.7 | 41.6 ± 3.6 |
| Percent body fat (%) | 17.0 ± 5.2 | 14.6 ± 3.9 | 14.0 ± 3.6 | 14.2 ± 3.4 | 14.0 ± 3.8 | 14.6 ± 4.8 |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | 59 ± 11 | 56 ± 9 | 50 ± 8 | 57 ± 9 | 50 ± 8 | 53 ± 12 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 105 ± 10 | 104 ± 7 | 97 ± 9 | 101 ± 8 | 101 ± 9 | 100 ± 8 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 64 ± 7 | 60 ± 12 | 63 ± 10 | 57 ± 8 | 64 ± 9 | 57 ± 7 |
| LVEDd (mm) | 47.0 ± 3.0 | 48.7 ± 3.1 | 49.2 ± 3.4 | 48.5 ± 2.8 | 49.9 ± 3.0 | 50.0 ± 3.0 |
| LVEDd/FFM (mm/kg) | 1.28 ± 0.12 | 1.24 ± 0.12 | 1.24 ± 0.11 | 1.21 ± 0.13 | 1.24 ± 0.11 | 1.21 ± 0.12 |
| LVEDd/BSA (mm/m2) | 33.3 ± 2.3 | 33.6 ± 2.0 | 33.8 ± 2.1 | 33.3 ± 2.4 | 34.1 ± 2.4 | 33.7 ± 2.5 |
| LV septal wall thicknesses (mm) | 7.8 ± 0.6 | 8.4 ± 0.6 | 8.3 ± 0.7 | 8.3 ± 0.8 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 8.5 ± 0.7 |
| LV posterior wall thicknesses (mm) | 8.1 ± 0.6 | 8.3 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 0.6 | 8.5 ± 0.9 | 8.5 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 0.8 |
| LV mass (g) | 122.6 ± 15.7 | 137.4 ± 16.6 | 141.8 ± 20.0 | 137.7 ± 13.3 | 143.8 ± 17.4 | 147.0 ± 20.1 |
FFM: fat-free mass, LVEDd: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, BSA: body surface area. Occasion of measurement (Tmeasure) is numbered from 0 (baseline) to 5 with a 1-unit increase representing 6 months.