Table 1.
Characteristics of the whole population (n = 300 patients).
| Age (year) | 56 ± 18 |
| Males, n (%) | 220 (73%) |
| Height (cm) | 171 ± 9 |
| Weight (kg) | 76 ± 14 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 119 (40%) |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 64 (21%) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 29 (10%) |
| Familial history of CAD, n (%) | 24 (8%) |
| Familial history of cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 17 (6%) |
| Familial history of SCD, n (%) | 23 (8%) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 26 (9%) |
| Electrocardiographybnormalities: | 151(50%) |
| Sokolow LVH criteria, n (%) | 76 (25%) |
| T negative, n (%) | 89 (20%) |
| Left bundle branch block, n (%) | 9 (3%) |
| Low voltages on peripheral leads, n (%) | 4 (1%) |
| Short PR interval, n (%) | 2 (1%) |
| Echographic criteria of LVH, n (%) | 275 (92%) |
| LVH patterns at echo: | |
| Septal, n (%) | 131 (44%) |
| Concentric, n (%) | 127 (42%) |
| Septo-apical, n (%) | 2 (0.7%) |
| Apical, n (%) | 7 (2%) |
| Inferolateral, n (%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Maximal wall thickness at echocardiography (mm) | 15 (13–18) |
| Diastolic dysfunction, n (%) | 193 (64%) |
| Grade 1, n (%) | 127 (42%) |
| Grade 2, n (%) | 37 (12%) |
| Grade 3, n (%) | 29 (10%) |
| LVOT obstruction, n (%) | 31 (10%) |
| Systolic dysfunction, n (%) | 35 (12%) |
| Aortic valvular stenosis, n (%) | 4 (1%) |
CAD: coronary artery disease; SCD: sudden cardiac death; LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy; LVOT: left ventricular outflow tract.