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Table 1 Standard 2D-echocardiography data of the three groups of athletes

From: The effect of exercise training on left ventricular function in young elite athletes

 

Cycling

Soccer

Basket

Controls

Age (yrs)

17.6 ± 0.5

16.5 ± 2.5

17.0 ± 2.5

22.8 ± 3.2

Heart rate (bpm)

76.4 ± 11.5

71.05 ± 13.4

81.82 ± 12.4

73.2 ± 8.9

LV parameters

    

IVS (mm)

9.47 ± 0.9

9.38 ± 1.0

9.16 ± 0.9

8.92 ± 0.9

PW(mm)

9.49 ± 0.8

9.25 ± 0.7

8.93 ± 0.9

8.76 ± 1.0#

LVDD (mm)

51.7 ± 2.6

50.2 ± 4.0

50.5 ± 3.6

47 ± 3.1♥ Δ ¶

LVSD (mm)

33.6 ± 1.7

31.9 ± 3.1

32.0 ± 3.3

30.2 ± 2.2

CMi (gr/m 2 )

114.5 ± 18.5

105.9 ± 16.9

100.7 ± 14.3

87.4 ± 9.8£ * $

WRT

0.36 ± 0.05

0.37 ± 0.06

0.35 ± 0.05

0.38 ± 0.07

EF (%)

63.8 ± 2.5

65.6 ± 4.6

65.6 ± 5.1

61.4 ± 1.3Ω Φ

LV diastolic function

    

E wave (m/s)

79.2 ± 14.5

97.1 ± 11.7£

95.9 ± 15.3

86.4 ± 13.2

A wave (m/s)

42.9 ± 6.7§

49.0 ± 17.5

53.0 ± 11.4

58.4 ± 12.5

DT (sec.)

158.8 ± 12.4

157.5 ± 18.9

175.1 ± 24.1

160.4 ± 54

IVRT (sec.)

70.7 ± 8.7

70.2 ± 7.1

66.3 ± 8.7

84 ± 26.4

  1. Legend: IVS: interventricular septum, PW: posterior wall, LVDD: left ventricle diastolic diameter, LVSD: left ventricle systolic diameter, EF: ejection fraction, CMi: cardiac mass index, WRT: wall ratio thickness, DT: deceleration time, IVRT: isovolumic relaxation time.
  2. Significant differences: *p = .004 vs. soccer, § p = .001 vs. controls, p = .03 vs. cycling, p < .001 vs. other groups, p = .001 vs. cycling, Δ p = .02 vs. soccer; p = .01 vs. basket; £ p < .001 vs. cycling, $ p = .04 vs. basket; Ω p = .01 vs. soccer;Φ p < .01 vs. basket; ¥ p = .006 vs. basket, p = .007 vs. controls; # p = .05 vs. controls.