Table 3.
Normative values of left ventricular measures for female athletes attending to sport category
| Low static | Moderate static | High static | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low dynamic | Moderate dynamic | High dynamic | Low dynamic | Moderate dynamic | High dynamic | Low dynamic | Moderate dynamic | High dynamic | ||||||||||
| IA (n = 75) | IB (n = 81) | IC (n = 233) | IIA (n = 20) | IIB (n = 121) | IIC (n = 199) | IIIA (n = 282) | IIIB (n = 64) | IIIC (n = 166) | ||||||||||
| Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | Mean | P95 | |
| VO2max (mL/kg/min) | 38.7 (5.5) | 47.5 | 44.6 (6.3) | 53.8 | 51.4 (7.0) | 65.1 | 41.8 (4.2) | – | 48.5 (5.0) | 58.0 | 51.4 (7.2) | 65.4 | 46.1 (6.5) | 57.7 | 43.5 (6.6) | 52.8 | 53.1 (7.3) | 66.3 |
| LVEF (%) | 62 (8) | 72 | 60 (7) | 71 | 61 (8) | 73 | 62 (8) | – | 62 (6) | 70 | 61 (7) | 74 | 61 (7) | 72 | 60 (6) | 71 | 61 (7) | 71 |
| SWT (mm) | 7 (1) | 8 | 8 (1) | 9 | 8 (1) | 9 | 7 (1) | – | 7 (1) | 9 | 8 (1) | 10 | 7 (1) | 9 | 7 (1) | 9 | 7 (1) | 9 |
| SWT / BSA (mm/m2) | 4.2 (0.5) | 5.2 | 4.4 (0.4) | 5.1 | 4.7 (0.6) | 5.8 | 4.2 (0.4) | – | 4.5 (0.5) | 5.5 | 4.5 (0.5) | 5.6 | 4.6 (0.6) | 5.5 | 4.5 (0.6) | 5.6 | 4.8 (0.6) | 5.5 |
| LVEDD (mm) | 46 (4) | 53 | 50 (4) | 57 | 49 (3) | 55 | 47 (4) | – | 49 (3) | 56 | 51 (4) | 57 | 48 (4) | 55 | 48 (3) | 54 | 50 (4) | 57 |
| LVEDD /BSA (mm/m2) | 28 (2) | 32 | 28 (2) | 32 | 30 (3) | 36 | 28 (2) | – | 29 (2) | 32 | 29 (2) | 34 | 30 (3) | 35 | 30 (2) | 33 | 30 (3) | 35 |
| LVPW (mm) | 7 (1) | 8 | 8 (1) | 9 | 8 (1) | 9 | 7 (1) | – | 8 (1) | 9 | 8 (1) | 10 | 8 (1) | 9 | 7 (1) | 9 | 8 (1) | 9 |
| LVPW/BSA (mm/m2) | 4.1 (0.5) | 5.0 | 4.3 (0.4) | 5.1 | 4.7 (0.6) | 5.6 | 4.1 (0.4) | – | 4.4 (0.5) | 5.2 | 4.6 (0.6) | 5.4 | 4.5 (0.5) | 5.6 | 4.5 (0.6) | 5.4 | 4.8 (0.6) | 5.3 |
| LVEDV (mL) | 101 (21) | 136 | 119 (22) | 162 | 115 (18) | 149 | 104 (18) | – | 114 (19) | 154 | 128 (22) | 160 | 110 (20) | 150 | 109 (16) | 143 | 120 (21) | 157 |
| LVEDV/BSA (mL/m2) | 61 (10) | 80 | 67 (10) | 83 | 71 (11) | 90 | 61 (10) | – | 67 (10) | 85 | 72 (10) | 87 | 67 (10) | 85 | 67 (9) | 84 | 72 (12) | 92 |
| LV mass (g) | 100 (19) | 132 | 130 (28) | 191 | 124 (23) | 167 | 104 (19) | – | 123 (24) | 176 | 144 (32) | 210 | 117 (28) | 173 | 114 (22) | 155 | 136 (30) | 197 |
| LV mass / BSA (g/m2) | 60 (10) | 77 | 73 (12) | 96 | 77 (14) | 106 | 61 (9) | – | 72 (12) | 100 | 81 (14) | 109 | 71 (12) | 92 | 70 (12) | 92 | 83 (16) | 117 |
Data are mean (SD) and 95th (P95) percentile (in bold)
BSA body surface area, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVPW posterior wall, SWT septal wall thickness, VO2max maximum oxygen uptake