Table 2 Cut-off values for absolute LVM, allometrically scaled LVMi and RWT in young and veteran male and female athletes
Parameter | All male (n = 1026) Mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | Young male (n = 699) Mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | Veteran male (n = 327) Mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | P value (young male vs veteran male) | All female (n = 347) mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | Young female (n = 127) Mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | Veteran female (n = 220) Mean ± 2SD (lower–upper) | P value (young female vs veteran female) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LVM (g) | 176 ± 40 (96–256) | 178 ± 38 (102–254) | 174 ± 42 (90–258) | 0.1498 | 129 ± 29 (70–187) | 125 ± 23 (79–171) | 131 ± 32 (67–195) | 0.0699 |
LVMiallo (g/(m2)0.7663) | 105 ± 23 (59–151) | 104 ± 21 (62–146) | 106 ± 26 (54–158) | 0.3088 | – | – | – | – |
LVMiallo (g/(m2)0.52) | – | – | – | – | 98 ± 22 (54–142) | 94 ± 16 (62–126) | 100 ± 25 (50–150) | 0.0071 |
RWT | 0.35 ± 0.06 (0.23–0.47) | 0.33 ± 0.04 (0.25–0.41) | 0.38 ± 0.07 (0.24–0.52) | < 0.0001* | 0.34 ± 0.06 (0.22–0.46) | 0.31 ± 0.04 (0.23–0.39)^ | 0.37 ± 0.06 (0.25–0.49)# | < 0.0001 |