Table 2. Echocardiographic parameters in study population (n = 16).
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RV, right ventricle; IVS, interventricular septal thickness; PWT, posterior wall thickness; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD, left ventricular end systolic diameter; AN, anorexia nervosa
| Control | AN patients (n = 16) | p-value | |
| LVEF (%) | 64 ± 5 | 54 ± 4 | p < 0.05 |
| RV diameter (mm) | 27 ± 4 | 13±8 | p < 0.05 |
| LV IVS (cm) | 6.0 ± 1.5 | 6.7 ± 1.2 | NS |
| LV PWT (cm) | 6.0 ± 1.5 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | NS |
| LVEDD (cm) | 45.0 ± 3.6 | 45.2 ± 3.4 | NS |
| LVESD (cm) | 28.2 ± 3.3 | 27.2 ± 2.4 | NS |
| LV mass index (g/m2) | 69 ± 26 | 55.5 ± 6.5 | p < 0.05 |
| Aortic sinus diameter (cm) | 23 ± 2 | 24.5 ± 1.8 | p < 0.05 |