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. 2019 Dec 9;9:18616. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54956-8

Table 2.

Physical activity and left ventricular volumes, myocardial mass and function (N = 381).

Physical activity
Regular >2 h/week§ Regular
1 h/week
Irregular
1 h/week
(Almost)
no activity
N = 109 N = 118 N = 55 N = 99
End-diastolic volume/BSA (ml/m2) 67.9 (65.2; 70.6) 65.6 (63.1; 68.2) 66.4 (62.6; 70.2) 65.0 (62.2; 67.9)
End-systolic volume/BSA (ml/m2) 20.3 (18.7; 21.9) 21.0 (19.5; 22.5) 21.1 (18.9; 23.4) 21.0 (19.3; 22.7)
Stroke volume/BSA (ml/m2) 47.5 (45.8; 49.3) 44.6 (43.0; 46.3)* 45.3 (42.9; 47.7) 44.1 (42.3; 46.0)**
Ejection Fraction (%) 70.8 (69.2; 72.3) 68.7 (67.3; 70.2) 68.5 (66.4; 70.7) 68.4 (66.8; 70.1)*
Myocardial mass, diastolic (g) 143.6 (139.0; 148.3) 138.6 (134.2; 143.0) 140.8 (134.3; 147.3) 140.0 (135.1; 144.9)
Myocardial mass, systolic (g) 146.6 (141.7; 151.4) 141.6 (137; 146.2) 141.3 (134.5; 148.1) 142.7 (137.6; 147.8)
Peak systolic ejection rate (ml/s) −374.6 (−398.7; −350.5) −346.0 (−368.8; −323.1) −363.8 (−397.8; −329.8) −335.8 (−361.2; −310.4)*
Early diastolic filling rate (ml/s) 254.2 (234.4; 274.0) 218.0 (199.2; 236.7)** 223.5 (195.6; 251.5) 204.8 (183.9; 225.7)**
Late diastolic filling rate (ml/s) 253.2 (226.7; 279.7) 237.8 (212.7; 262.9) 237.4 (199.9; 274.8) 217.9 (189.9; 245.8)

Data are adjusted predicted means and 95% confidence intervals after linear regression adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus; BSA, body surface area.

**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, §Reference category = “regular >2 h/week”.