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Table 2 (abstract ABS031) Left ventricle size of black paediatric athletes by geographical origin, with application of Lopez et al1 Z-scores

From: Meeting Abstracts from the British Society of Echocardiography Annual Meeting: BSEcho 2022

 

West Asian

(n = 88)

West African

(n = 52)

East African

(n = 60)

LVIDd, mm

48.5 ± 4.2

49.1 ± 5.4

47.9 ± 4.7

LVIDd ≥ 2Z n(%)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

IVSd, mm

7.7 ± 1.3a

8.2 ± 1.2b,c

7.5 ± 1.3a

IVSD ≥ 2Z n(%)

4 (45.5)

5 (9.6)

2 (3.3)

PWTd, mm

7.9 ± 1.3b

8.1 ± 1.2b

7.4 ± 1.3a,c

PWTd ≥ 2Z n(%)

5 (5.7)

5 (9.6)

3 (5)

RWT

0.32 ± 0.05

0.33 ± 0.06

0.31 ± 0.05

  1. LVIDd, left ventricle Internal diameter; IVSd, intraventricular septal wall thickness, and; PWTd, Posterior Wall Thickness during diastole; mm, millimetres; n, number of participants
  2. aStatistical difference vs. West African
  3. bStatistical difference vs. East African
  4. cStatistical difference vs. West Asian