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. 2019 Mar 30;8(7):e011100. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011100

Table 2.

Cardiac Structure and Function

Nonobese Controls (n=21) Obese MHD‐NEG (n=52) Obese MHD‐POS (n=94) P Value
Left heart parameters
LV diastolic dimension, mm 45±4 46±4 46±5 0.54
LVEDV, mL 72 (61–80) 79 (68–93) 86 (71–104)a 0.01
LVEDV index, mL/m2 40±9 40±10 41±10 0.61
LVM, g 112±24 142±31a 173±48a, b <0.001
LVM index, g/m2.7 28±6 36±6a 44±12a, b <0.001
LVM/LVEDV, g/mL 1.6±0.3 1.8±0.4 2.0±0.5a, b <0.001
Relative wall thickness 0.4±0.1 0.4±0.1 0.5±0.1a, b <0.001
LVEF, % 64±6 65±6 64±7 0.56
Mitral E wave, cm/s 70±13 83±17 78±19 0.03
Mitral A wave, cm/s 53±15 58±14 71±13a, b <0.001
Mitral E/A ratio 1.4±0.4 1.5±0.4 1.1±0.3a, b <0.001
Mean e′ wave, cm/s 12±2 11±2 9±2a, b <0.001
E/e′ ratio 6±1 8±2 9±3a, b <0.001
Left atrial diameter, mm 31±4 36±5a 38±5a <0.001
LAV index (BSA), mL/m2 32±11 29±8 34±9a 0.003
LAV index (height), mL/height2.7 14±5 15±4 19±5a, b <0.001
Right heart parameters
RV basal diameter, mm 36±5 36±5 39±5 0.01
TAPSE, mm 23±4 23±3 23±4 0.97
Right atrial area, cm2 14±3 14±3 17±4b <0.001
PAAT, ms 181±29 168±14 106±19a, b <0.001
PASP, mm Hg 25±6 27±4 48±9a, b <0.001
TAPSE/PASP (mm/mm Hg) 1.0 (0.7–1.2) 0.8 (0.8–1.0)a 0.5 (0.4–0.6)a, b <0.001

Data are mean±SD, median (interquartile range), or n (%). P values reflect overall group differences with ANOVA comparison across all 3 groups; symbol denotes between‐group comparisons with Bonferonni adjustment. BSA indicates body surface area; LAV, Left atrial volume; LV, left ventricle; LVEDV, left ventricular end‐diastolic volume; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVM, left ventricular mass; MHD‐NEG, metabolic heart disease–negative; MHD‐POS, metabolic heart disease–positive; PAAT, pulmonary artery acceleration time; PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure; RV, right ventricle; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.

a

P<0.02 vs controls.

b

P<0.02 vs obese MHD‐NEG participants.