Table 4.
Cardiothoracic ratio in the studied subgroups differing in the geometry of the left ventricular.
| CTRb | Heart silhouette enlargement (CTR >0.50)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroups differing in left ventricular hypertrophy | NG | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.0 (0) |
| LVH | 0.52 ± 0.04 | 35.8 (29) | |
| p | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
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| Subgroups differing in the type of left ventricular geometry | NG | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.0 (0) |
| CR | 0.49 ± 0.02 | 23.4 (11) | |
| CH | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 66.7 (10) | |
| EH | 0.52 ± 0.05 | 42.1 (8) | |
| p | NG vs. CR, CH, EH: p < 0.05 | NG vs. CR, CH, EH: p < 0.05 | |
| CR vs. CH, EH: p < 0.05 | CR vs. CH: p < 0.05 | ||
aQualitative variable expressed as a percentage (number); bquantitative variable expressed as mean ± standard deviation; CH: concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricular; CR: concentric remodeling of the left ventricular; CTR: cardiothoracic ratio; EH: eccentric hypertrophy of the left ventricular; LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy; NG: normal geometry of the left ventricular.