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. 2004 Oct 15;9(4):339–344. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.94569.x

Table 1.

Demographic and Echocardiographic Characteristics of the Patients and the Controls

Patients 
Mean ± SD (range) Controls 
Mean ± SD (range) 
P Value
No 25 25
Gender (M/F) 20/5 17/8
Age  16.4 ± 4.25 (11–32) 15.8 ± 1.88 (11–18) 0.883
LVEDD (mm) 42.9 ± 5.6 (34–52) 46.4 ± 4.2 (38–54)  0.022
LVESD (mm) 24.7 ± 5.3 (19–36) 27.3 ± 3.7 (18–35)  0.044
LVEF (%) 72.8 ± 8 (53–87)   71.8 ± 5 (63–85)    0.676
LVSF (%) 41 ± 6 (28–56) 41 ± 4 (34–53)  0.566

LVEDD = Left ventricle end diastolic diameter; LVESD = Left ventricle end systolic diameter; LVEF = Left ventricle ejection fraction; LVSF = Left ventricle shortening fraction.