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Table 3 Principal characteristics of the athletes at first evaluation and after the 4-year follow-up

From: Evaluation of left ventricular remodelling in young Afro-Caribbean athletes

 

First Evaluation

4-year follow-up

AA (n = 30)

CA (n = 27)

p

AA(n = 30)

CA (n = 27)

p

Age (years±SE)

12,5 ± 0,6

13,9 ± 0,5

0,06

   

Height (cm ± SE)

162 ± 9

167 ± 3

0,08

176,4 ± 2,6

172,9 ± 2

0,09

Weight (Kg ± SE)

57 ± 4,4

56 ± 3,1

0,2

69,2 ± 2,8

63,5 ± 2,2

0,2

BMI (kg/m2 ± SE)

19,3 ± 1,2

19,8 ± 0,5

0,3

22,6 ± 0,4

21,1 ± 0,3

< 0,05

Resting HR (AAm ± SE)

63,9 ± 3,7

66,6 ± 2,9

0,09

67,5 ± 2,2

61,5 ± 3,1

0,07

SBP (mmHg±SE)

110 ± 6

116 ± 2

0,07

116,6 ± 1,4

114,7 ± 6,1

0,09

DBP (mmHg±SE)

69 ± 4

71 ± 2

0,07

73,8 ± 1,6

69,1 ± 4,1

0,08

  1. Legend. BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure After 4 years, mean age, height, weight, BMI, resting heart rate and basal systo-diastolic blood pressure continued without any statistically significant difference between the two groups