Table 4.

Comparison of the LV strain parameters of the athletes and the control group

	Athletes (n=33)	Controls (n=20)	P
S- 4C (%)	-19.10±2.46	-21.59±2.88	0.002
S- 3C (%)	-21.93±3.09	-24.42±3.37	0.008
S- 2C (%)	-20.94±2.56	-22.99±2.60	0.007
GLS (%)	-20.68±2.05	-22.99±2.32	<0.001
GCS (%)	-17.16±3.47	-16.40±3.22	0.43
GRS (%)	43.10±22.11	37.52±24.79	0.09

Data are presented as mean ±SD,

S: longitudinal strain, 4C- 3C- 2C: apical four, three and two chamber views, GLS: global longitudinal strain,

GCS: global circumferential strain, GRS: global radial strain