TABLE 3.

Rank-correlation between average septal curvature and wall thickness ratios markers and anatomical and functional parameters

	Spearman ρ
Variables	ASC	WTR4CH	WTRPLAX
LV mass index	0.018	0.162∗	0.173∗
LV end-diastolic volume index	0.062	0.079	0.157∗
LV end-systolic volume index	0.113	0.060	0.122
2D left atrial conduit volume	0.051	0.057	0.100
E/A ratio	0.187∗	−0.163∗	−0.131
Mitral annulus e’ medial velocity	0.234∗	−0.156∗	−0.158∗
Mitral annulus a’ medial velocity	−0.192∗	0.227∗	0.163∗
Mitral annulus e’ lateral velocity	0.062	−0.116	−0.085
Average mitral annulus e’ velocity	0.129	0.148	0.137
Basal septal strain	−0.417∗	0.341∗	0.24∗
Mid septal strain	−0.164∗	0.100	0.109
LA contractile strain	−0.219∗	0.158∗	0.152
LA conduit strain	0.159∗	−0.137	−0.060
LA conduit/contractile strain ratio	−0.232∗	0.203∗	0.140

ASC, average septal curvature; BSH, basal septal hypertrophy; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; WTR, wall thickness ratio.

^∗P value less than 0.05 for correlation.