TABLE 2.

Differences in echocardiographic parameters between trained and untrained individuals

	Trained individuals (n = 17)	Untrained individuals (n = 25)	p‐value
SWT, mm	8.2 ± 0.2	7.9 ± 0.2	.013
PWT, mm	8.1 ± 0.3	7.6 ± 0.2	.211
LVDd, mm	48.0 ± 0.9	43.9 ± 1.2	.037
LVDs, mm	30.8 ± 1.0	27.9 ± 0.8	.030
LVEF, %	65.0 ± 2.0	65.8 ± 1.3	.602

All values are shown as the mean ± SEM. Wilcoxon's rank‐sum test was used to evaluate statistical differences of echocardiographic parameters between trained and untrained individuals.

Abbreviations: LVDd, left ventricular diameter in diastole; LVDs, left ventricular diameter in systole; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PWT, posterior left ventricular wall thickness; SEM, standard error of the mean; SWT, septal wall thickness in diastole.