Table 4.
Echocardiographic findings of the study participants
| Echo diagnosis | All, n (%) | Women (n=58) N (%) | Men (n=44) N (%) | Chi-square test P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVH | ||||
| Yes | 35 (34.3) | 21 (36.2) | 14 (31.8) | 0.644 |
| No | 67 (65.7) | 37 (63.8) | 30 (68.2) | |
| RHD | ||||
| Yes | 35 (34.3) | 28 (48.3) | 7 (15.9) | 0.001* |
| No | 67 (65.7) | 30 (51.7) | 37 (84.1) | |
| MS | ||||
| Yes | 33 (32.3) | 27 (46.6) | 6 (13.6) | <0.005* |
| No | 69 (67.7) | 31 (53.4) | 38 (86.4) | |
| IHD | ||||
| Yes | 11 (10.8) | 5 (8.6) | 6 (13.6) | 0.419 |
| No | 91 (89.2) | 53 (91.4) | 38 (86.4) | |
| DCM | ||||
| Yes | 14 (13.7) | 6 (10.9) | 8 (18.6) | 0.280 |
| No | 84 (82.4) | 49 (89.1) | 35 (81.4) | |
| EF | ||||
| <35 | 7 (6.9) | 4 (6.9) | 3 (7.1) | 0.962 |
| ≥35 | 93 (91.2) | 54 (93.1) | 39 (92.9) | |
| E/A | ||||
| <0.7 | 27 (26.5) | 16 (27.6) | 11 (25.0) | 0.769 |
| ≥0.7 | 75 (73.5) | 42 (72.4) | 33 (75.0) | |
Note:
*
P-value is significant (<0.05).
Abbreviations: LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; RHD, rheumatic heart disease; MS, mitral stenosis; IHD, ischemic heart disease; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; EF, ejection fraction; E/A, ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities on echocardiography.