Table 2. Comparison of echocardiografic findings among the groups.
| Variables | Control (n = 52) | Normal geometry (n = 99) | Concentric remodeling (n = 80) | Eccentric hypertrophy (n = 69) | Concentric hypertrophy (n = 95) | p value |
| LAD, mm | 30.7 ± 3.8* | 33.1 ± 4.3# | 34.3 ± 3.8 | 34.4 ± 2.7 | 34.2 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
| LVID, mm | 46.8 ± 3.6† | 46.4 ± 4.3† | 42.4 ± 3.8‡ | 49.6 ± 3.7§ | 46.0 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
| EF, % | 65.9 ± 3.9 | 66.1 ± 3.7 | 67.0 ± 4.6§ | 66.5 ± 5.0 | 65.1 ± 4.2 | 0.066 |
| IVSth, mm | 9.3 ± 0.7# | 9.4 ± 1.0# | 10.6 ± 1.3§ | 10.9 ± 0.6§ | 13.4 ± 1.5 | < 0.001 |
| PWth, mm | 8.7 ± 0.8# | 8.4 ± 0.8# | 10.8 ± 1.1‡ | 9.8 ± 0.9§ | 12.1 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 |
| RWth, mm | 0.37 ± 0.05** | 0.36 ± 0.05‡ | 0.51 ± 0.04‡ | 0.39 ± 0.03§ | 0.52 ± 0.06 | < 0.001 |
| LVMI, g/m2 | 88.0 ± 13.9# | 88.1 ± 10.6# | 96.7 ± 10.8‡ | 127.1 ± 9.8§ | 148.7 ± 24.0 | < 0.001 |
| E/A ratio | 1.4 ± 0.24* | 1.1 ± 0.36‡ | 0.99 ± 0.20§ | 0.97 ± 0.28§ | 0.79 ± 0.21 | < 0.001 |
| EFth, mm | 5.7 ± 1.5‡ | 5.9 ± 1.6‡ | 5.9 ± 1.3‡ | 6.5 ± 1.6§ | 8.9 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |
E/A, early left ventricle filling velocity/active left ventricle filling velocity; EF, ejection fraction; Efth, epicardial fat thickness; IVSth, interventricular septal thickness; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVID, left ventricle internal diameter; LVMI, left ventricle mass index; PWth, posterior wall thickness; RWth, relative wall thickness.
* p < 0.05 vs. NG, CR, EH and CH group; # p < 0.05 vs. CR, EH and CH groups; † p < 0.05 vs. CR and EH groups; ‡ p < 0.05 vs. EH and CH groups; § p < 0.05 vs. CH group; ** p < 0.05 vs. CR and CH groups. Other abbreviations as Table 1.