Table 2.
Longitudinal Changes in Select Clinical and Cardiovascular Measurements
| ASF (N=226) | Endurance (N=60) | Controls (N=63) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-season | Post-season | P-value | Pre-season | Post-season | P-value | Pre-season | Post-season | P-value | |
| Weight (kg) | 97.7 ± 20.0 | 98.5 ± 20.4 | <0.001 | 66.4 ± 7.7 | 67.6 ± 6.7 | 0.07 | 75.1 ± 11.2 | 76.5 ± 11.3 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 127 ± 12 | 130 ± 13 | <0.001 | 115 ± 14 | 113 ± 12 | 0.33 | 124 ± 13 | 125 ± 12 | 0.45 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 75 ± 9 | 75 ± 9 | 0.98 | 64 ± 9 | 68 ± 9 | 0.002 | 70 ± 10 | 73 ± 9 | 0.02 |
| LVIDD (mm) | 52.0 ± 4.1 | 52.8 ± 4.3 | <0.001 | 51.0 ± 4.4 | 52.4 ± 4.5 | 0.001 | 50.1 ± 3.9 | 50.0 ± 3.9 | 0.73 |
| Average WT (mm) | 8.9 ± 0.8 | 9.7 ± 1.0 | <0.001 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 8.5 ± 0.8 | 0.004 | 7.9 ± 0.7 | 8.0 ± 0.7 | 0.71 |
| LV mass/BSA (g/m2) | 91 ± 11 | 100 ± 11 | <0.001 | 100 ± 14 | 110 ±14 | <0.001 | 88 ± 11 | 88 ± 11 | 0.33 |
| Ejection Fraction (%) | 61.0 ± 4.6 | 60.2 ± 5.0 | 0.08 | 59.7 ± 4.6 | 60.0 ± 5.4 | 0.73 | 61.3 ± 4.3 | 61.6 ± 4.5 | 0.59 |
| E′ (cm/sec) | 16.3 ± 2.4 | 15.0 ± 2.9 | <0.001 | 16.8 ± 2.0 | 18.1 ± 2.6 | <0.001 | 16.4 ± 2.4 | 16.7 ± 2.8 | 0.37 |
| PWV (m/sec) | 5.0 ± 0.7 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | <0.001 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 0.34 | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 0.08 |
ASF: American-style football; BSA: body surface area; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; E′: tissue Doppler averaged mitral annular early diastolic velocities; LV: left ventricular; LVIDD: left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; PWV: pulse wave velocity; SBP: systolic blood pressure; WT: averaged interventricular septum and posterior wall thickness