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. 2017 Dec 14;19:102. doi: 10.1186/s12968-017-0413-z

Table 2.

Reference ranges in males

Males All (n = 91) 20 to 29 (n = 19) 30 to 39 (n = 17) 40 to 49 (n = 19) 50 to 59 (n = 20) 60 to 69 (n = 16)
Mean ± SD Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper
LV Trabeculation
 Global FD 1.216 ± 0.029 1.141, 1.156 1.199 1.243, 1.257 1.148, 1.163 1.206 1.250, 1.264 1.155, 1.169 1.213 1.256, 1.271 1.161, 1.176 1.220 1.263, 1.284 1.168, 1.183 1.226 1.270, 1.284
 Mean Apical FD 1.235 ± 0.040 1.147, 1.167 1.226 1.286, 1.306 1.150, 1.170 1.230 1.290, 1.310 1.153, 1.173 1.233 1.293, 1.313 1.157, 1.177 1.236 1.296, 1.316 1.160, 1.180 1.240 1.300, 1.320
 Max Apical FD 1.293 ± 0.039 1.209, 1.229 1.286 1.344, 1.363 1.212, 1.231 1.289 1.347, 1.366 1.215,1.234 1.292 1.350, 1.369 1.218, 1.237 1.295 1.353, 1.372 1.221, 1.240 1.298 1.356, 1.375
Global myocardial strain
 Circumferential, % −19.6 ± 2.1 −15.1, -16.2 −19.4 −22.5, -23.6 −15.2, -16.3 −19.4 −22.6, -23.7 −15.3, -16.4 −19.5 −22.7, -23.8 −15.4, -16.5 −19.6 −22.8, -23.9 −15.5, -16.6 −19.7 −22.9, -24.0
 Radial, % 42.7 ± 8.1 24.5, 28.6 40.8 53.0, 57.1 25.3, 29.4 41.6 53.8, 57.9 26.1, 30.2 42.4 54.6, 58.7 26.9, 31.0 43.2 55.4, 59.5 27.7, 31.8 44.0 56.2, 60.3
 Longitudinal, % −18.4 ± 2.3 −14.2, -15.2 −18.4 −21.5, -22.6 −14.3, -15.3 −18.4 −21.6, -22.6 −14.3, -15.4 −18.5 −21.6, -22.7 −14.4, -15.4 −18.6 −21.7, -22.7 −14.5, -15.5 −18.6 −21.8, −22.8

Upper and lower limits reflect indeterminate regions (95% CIs of reference limits)