Table 5.

Reference ranges according to sex and age of E/e’ mean, septal and lateral ratios

	Age				All subjects	P*
	<39	40-49	50-59	>60
E/e’ mean
Overall (range)	5.35±1.3 (2.7-9.2)	5.94±1.6 (2.8-10.3)	6.87±3.1 (2.9-12.8)	7.82±3.7 (3.2-17)	6.5±3.7 (2.6-17)	0.0001
Male (range)	5.13±1.4 (2.7-9)	5.78±1.4 (2.8-9.8)	6.75±3.4 (2.9-11.5)	7.6±4.2 (3.22-16.2)	6.25±2.7 (2.6-16.2)	0.0001
Female (range)	5.52±1.8 (3-9.2)	6.12±1.9 (3.3-10.3)	7.12±2.8 (2.9-12.8)	7.9±3.7 (3.5-17)	6.8±3.9 (2.9-17)	0.0001
E/e’ septal
Overall (range)	5.35±1.3 (2.7-9.2)	5.94±1.6 (2.8-10.3)	6.87±3.1 (2.9-12.8)	7.82±3.7 (3.2-17)	6.5±3.7 (2.6-17)	0.0001
Male (range)	5.13±1.4 (2.7-9)	5.78±1.4 (2.8-9.8)	6.75±3.4 (2.9-11.5)	7.6±4.2 (3.22-16.2)	6.25±2.7 (2.6-16.2)	0.0001
Female (range)	5.52±1.8 (3-9.2)	6.12±1.9 (3.3-10.3)	7.12±2.8 (2.9-12.8)	7.9±3.7 (3.5-17)	6.8±3.9 (2.9-17)	0.0001
E/e’ lateral
Overall (range)	5.35±1.3 (2.7-9.2)	5.94±1.6 (2.8-10.3)	6.87±3.1 (2.9-12.8)	7.82±3.7 (3.2-17)	6.5±3.7 (2.6-17)	0.0001
Male (range)	5.13±1.4 (2.7-9)	5.78±1.4 (2.8-9.8)	6.75±3.4 (2.9-11.5)	7.6±4.2 (3.22-16.2)	6.25±2.7 (2.6-16.2)	0.0001
Female (range)	5.52±1.8 (3-9.2)	6.12±1.9 (3.3-10.3)	7.12±2.8 (2.9-12.8)	7.9±3.7 (3.5-17)	6.8±3.9 (2.9-17)	0.0001

*ANOVA by Newman–Keuls post hoc test for multiple comparisons was performed to estimate differences between groups. ANOVA=Analysis of variance