Table 1 Comparison of clinical and echocardiographic indices

Age (years)

77 ± 9

67 ± 16

<0.001

Men, n (%)

35(75 %)

862(49 %)

0.001

Aortic root (mm)

36.0 ± 4.1

31.7 ± 4.2

<0.001

Left atrium (mm)

37.3 ± 6.9

38.1 ± 7.7

0.664

Interventricular septal thickness (mm)

9.7 ± 1.4

9.6 ± 2.0

0.323

LV posterior wall thickness (mm)

9.7 ± 1.1

9.3 ± 1.5

0.018

LV end-diastolic dimension (mm)

47.8 ± 4.3

46.2 ± 6.1

0.010

LV end-systolic dimension (mm)

31.0 ± 5.5

28.8 ± 7.0

0.001

LV fractional shortening (%)

34.9 ± 7.8

37.8 ± 8.5

0.001

LV mass (g)

168.1 ± 41.2

156.0 ± 51.9

0.016

E (cm/sec)

59.6 ± 18.1

70.6 ± 23.8

0.001

A (cm/sec)

85.3 ± 25.2

79.6 ± 24.6

0.192

E/A

0.75 ± 0.37

0.93 ± 0.47

0.001

E deceleration time (msec)

247.1 ± 61.5

232.8 ± 65.8

0.109

E’ (cm/sec)

5.3 ± 1.8

6.6 ± 2.5

0.001

A’ (cm/sec)

9.5 ± 2.3

9.3 ± 2.3

0.960

S’ (cm/sec)

6.4 ± 1.8

7.0 ± 1.9

0.022

E/E’

12.2 ± 5.9

11.8 ± 5.6

0.568