Table 2.
Conventional echocardiography parameters.
| Controls | Smokers | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 60 | 50 | ns |
| Gender (m/f) | 33/27 | 24/26 | ns |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Mann-Whitney | |
| LV-EDV (ml) | 84 (27) | 84 (26) | 0.518 |
| LV-ESV (ml) | 28 (9.5) | 32 (9) | 0.297 |
| EF (%) | 63.9 (6.9) | 62.5 (5.9) | 0.425 |
| IVS (mm) | 9 (2.5) | 9 (3) | 0.403 |
| LVMIx (g/m2) | 71.8 (26.9) | 70.6 (16.5) | 0.728 |
| RWT | 0.36 (0.2) | 0.35 (0.1) | 0.743 |
| E (cm/sec) | 90 (15) | 90 (29) | 0.831 |
| A (cm/sec) | 52 (23.5) | 52 (16) | 0.143 |
| E/A | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.5) | 0.220 |
| S’(cm/sec) | 7 (1.5) | 7 (3.5) | 0.788 |
| E’ (cm/sec) | 10.25 (2) | 11.2 (3.1) | 0.246 |
| E/E’ | 7.5 (3) | 8.4 (3.1) | 0.646 |
| cIMT | 0.8 (0.28) | 0.82 (0.3) | 0.29 |
| AIx | −6.17 (6) | −3.44 (11) | 0.008 |
| PWV | 5.4 (1) | 6.71 (1.6) | <0.001 |
Values are the Median (IQR). LV-EDV: left ventricle end diastolic volume; LV-ESV: left ventricle end systolic volume; LV-SV: left ventricle stroke volume; EF: ejection fraction; IVS: interventricular septum; E: peak early mitral flow velocity; A: peak late mitral flow velocity; E’: peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity; S’: peak systolic mitral annular velocity; p: significance level for Mann-Whitney test, Smokers vs Controls.