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

Table 3.

Reference ranges in females

Females All (n = 89) 20–29 (n = 16) 30–39 (n = 18) 40–49 (n = 17) 50–59 (n = 20) 60–69 (n = 18)
Mean ± SD Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper Lower Mean Upper
LV Trabeculation
 Global FD 1.195 ± 0.029 1.133, 1.146 1.190 1.232, 1.247 1.134, 1.149 1.191 1.234, 1.249 1.136, 1.150 1.193 1.236, 1.250 1.138, 1.152 1.195 1.238, 1.252 1.140, 1.154 1.197 1.240, 1.254
 Mean Apical FD 1.197 ± 0.044 1.109, 1.131 1.197 1.264, 1.286 1.109, 1.131 1.197 1.263, 1.286 1.108, 1.131 1.197 1.263, 1.285 1.108, 1.130 1.197 1.263, 1.285 1.108, 1.130 1.196 1.263, 1.285
 Max Apical FD 1.261 ± 0.045 1.174, 1.197 1.265 1.333, 1.355 1.173, 1.196 1.263 1.331, 1.354 1.172, 1.194 1.262 1.330, 1.353 1.170, 1.193 1.261 1.329, 1.351 1.169, 1.191 1.259 1.327, 1.350
Global myocardial strain
 Circumferential, % -22.8 ± 2.6 −15.0, -16.3 −20.2 −24.1, -25.4 −16.0, -17.3 −21.2 −25.1, -26.4 −17.1, -18.4 −22.2 −26.1, -27.4 −18.1, -19.4 −23.3 −27.1, -28.4 −19.1, -20.4 −24.3 −28.2, -29.5
 Radial, % 53.9 ± 10.5 23.8, 29.1 44.8 60.6, 65.8 27.4, 32.7 48.5 64.2, 69.5 31.1, 36.3 52.1 67.8, 73.1 34.7, 39.9 55.7 71.5, 76.7 38.3, 43.6 59.3 75.1, 80.3
 Longitudinal, % −21.2 ± 2.4 −16.9, -17.9 −21.1 −24.2, -25.3 −17.0, -18.0 −21.2 −24.3, -25.4 −17.1, -18.2 −21.3 −24.5, -25.5 −17.3, -18.3 −21.5 −24.6, -25.7 −17.4, -18.4 −21.6 −24.7, -25.8

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