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. 2019 Oct 11;18:133. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0940-z

Table 3.

Cardiovascular parameters in South Asians

T2D (n = 33) Controls (n = 21)
LV diastolic function
 E, mL/s 339 ± 109 333 ± 67
 A, mL/s 302 ± 64* 242 ± 54
 E/A ratio 1.15 ± 0.37* 1.42 ± 0.36
 E dec peak, mL/s2 ×10−3 − 2.9 ± 1.2 − 3.2 ± 0.7
 Ea, cm/s 5.9 ± 2.0 6.8 ± 1.9
 Estimate of LV filling pressure, mmHg 6.9 ± 3.0* 5.0 ± 1.6
 Estimate of LV compliance, mL/mmHg 20.5 ± 9.0 24.0 ± 7.7
 GLSR-E, 1/s 0.88 ± 0.22 0.98 ± 0.16
 GCSR-E, 1/s 1.32 ± 0.34 1.31 ± 0.24
LV systolic function
 Ejection fraction, % 58 ± 6 60 ± 5
 GLS, % − 20.4 ± 2.8 − 21.7 ± 1.7
 GCS, % − 27.6 ± 4.3 − 27.6 ± 3.4
Hemodynamics
 Stroke volume, mL 70 ± 14 66 ± 12
 Cardiac output, L/min 4.8 ± 1.0* 4.0 ± 0.7
 Cardiac index, L/min/m2 2.5 ± 0.4 2.3 ± 0.3
Aortic stiffness
 Aortic pulse wave velocity, m/s 7.9 ± 2.0* 6.5 ± 1.1
LV structure
 End-diastolic volume, mL 123 ± 25 110 ± 19
 Mass, g 93 ± 20* 66 ± 15
 Concentricity, g/mL 0.77 ± 0.14* 0.60 ± 0.10
Myocardial tissue characteristics
 Myocardial Tg content, % 0.93 ± 0.54 0.84 ± 0.43
 Native T1, ms 1255 ± 37 1263 ± 42
 Extracellular volume fraction, % 26.2 ± 3.0* 28.2 ± 2.6
 Extracellular volume, mL 23 ± 5* 18 ± 4
 Cell volume, mL 66 ± 16* 45 ± 11

Mean ± SD. * P < 0.05 vs. controls. Missing values in the T2D group: n = 1 native T1 and extracellular volume, cell volume, fibrosis volume; in the control group: n = 1 for myocardial Tg content. For abbreviations see Table 2