Table 2.
Men | Women | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
N | 9 | 10 | |
Hemodynamics | |||
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 106±4 | 108±6 | 0.79 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 65±2 | 62±4 | 0.42 |
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 79±2 | 77±4 | 0.74 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 70±6 | 68±3 | 0.72 |
Rate-pressure product (mm Hg*bpm) | 6580±835 | 6084±534 | 0.66 |
Cardiac structure and function | |||
End-systolic volume indexed to BSA1.19 | 24±4 | 23±2 | 0.83 |
LV mass index (g/m2.7) | 85±8 | 67±5 | 0.07 |
Cardiac output (L/min) | 4.4±0.7 | 3.1±0.2 | 0.12 |
Cardiac index (L/min/m2) | 2.1±0.3 | 1.7±0.1 | 0.30 |
Stroke work (ml*mmHg) | 4728±786 | 3488±260 | 0.16 |
LV ejection fraction | 25±3 | 29±2 | 0.29 |
SBP=systolic blood pressure, DBP=diastolic blood pressure, MAP=mean arterial SBP = Data are expressed as mean ± standard error. LV=left ventricular