Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of healthy volunteers.

Characteristic	All (n = 41)	Females (n = 21)	Males (n = 20)
Female sex, n (%)	21 (51)
Age, years	26 ± 5	25 ± 5	26 ± 6
Height, cm	175 ± 9	169 ± 7	181 ± 5*
Weight, kg	71 ± 11	65 ± 7	78 ± 9*
BSA, m2	1.9 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.1	2.0 ± 0.1*
LVEDV, ml	176 ± 36	154 ± 20	201 ± 35*
LVEDVI, ml/m2	94 ± 14	88 ± 10	102 ± 16*
LVESV, ml	72 ± 17	63 ± 11	82 ± 18*
LVESVI, ml/m2	39 ± 7	36 ± 5	41 ± 8*
LVSV, ml	104 ± 22	91 ± 14	119 ± 20*
LVSVI, ml/m2	56 ± 9	52 ± 8	60 ± 9*
LVEF, %	59 ± 4	59 ± 4	59 ± 4
LVM, g	119 ± 28	99 ± 13	140 ± 22*
LVMI, g/m2	63 ± 11	57 ± 7	70 ± 9*
GT, mm	7.0 ± 0.8	6.5 ± 0.5	7.6 ± 0.7*
Rest ECV, %	27 ± 3	29 ± 2	25 ± 3*
Hematocrit, %	42 ± 4	39 ± 3	45 ± 3*

Data presented as mean ± SD. Abbreviations: EDV – end diastolic volume; ESV – end systolic volume; SV – stroke volume; EF – ejection fraction, LVM – left ventricular mass. GT – global thickness * denotes p < 0.05 for differences between the sexes.