Table 3.

Left atrial strain and strain rate

Variables	Group A	Group B	Group C
	(n = 30)	(n = 34)	(n = 31)
GLSs(%)	37.23 ± 5.26	35.33 ± 4.58	29.12 ± 4.83*#
GLSRs(s-1)	1.78 ± 0.26	1.71 ± 0.32	1.49 ± 0.11*#
GLSRe(s-1)	−2.12 ± 0.46	−2.05 ± 0.38	−1.57 ± 0.07*#
GLSRa(s-1)	−1.45 ± 0.11	−1.45 ± 0.24	−1.70 ± 0.16*#

GLSs/GLSRs the globle peak longitudinal strain rate of systolic left ventricular, GLSRa the globle peak longitudinal strain rate of late diastolic left ventricular, GLSRe the globle peak longitudinal strain rate of early diastolic left ventricular, *P <0.01 versus the control group. #P <0.01 versus the mild group