Table 2.
Comparison between echocardiographic parameters in DM subgroups
| Parameters | Group 1a (n=46) Mean±SD |
Group 1b (n=54) Mean±SD |
Control (n=50) Mean±SD |
P1 | P2 | P3 |
| LVPWD | 0.9774±0.16271 (0.8–1.30) |
0.8789±0.09763 (0.7–1.00) |
0.812±0.089 (0.6–1.1) |
0.021* | 0.03* | 0.1 |
| IVS | 0.9871±0.16682 (0.7–1.30) |
0.9000±0.11055 (0.7–1.00) |
0.914±0.101 (0.7–0.9) |
0.049* | 0.02* | 0.09 |
| LVM | 194.64±66.7776 (18.060–333.72) |
157.062±25.8417 (120.487–202.82) |
160.1±23.55 (119.10–211.7) |
0.023* | 0.01* | 0.02* |
| LVEDD | 6.1677±8.1406 (4.30–50.00) |
4.5579±0.18353 (4.3–4.9) |
4.72±0.1791 (4.5–5.5) |
0.395 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| LVMI | 104.752±29.0531 (55.120–176.57) |
81.955±12.3183 (56.490–97.082) |
85.21±14.00 (54.91–98.19) |
0.002* | 0.012* | 0.089 |
| RWT | 0.43803±0.06291 (0.333–0.565) |
0.38584±0.04448 (0.285–0.444) |
0.4±0.039 (0.31–0.439) |
0.047* | 0.035* | 0.4 |
| EF | 43±6.3 (35–48) |
60±5.8 (51–67) |
61±6.7 (53–70) |
0.001* | 0.001* | 0.437 |
*means significant
DM, diabetes mellitus; EF, ejection fraction; IVS, interventricular septum; LVEDD, end-diastolic left ventricular diameter; LVM, left ventricle mass; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LVPWD, Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Dimensions; P, Process; RWT, Relative Wall Thickness.