Table 2 Comparison of Cardiac Structure and Diastolic Function in Three Groups
From: Ultrasonography to detect cardiovascular damage in children with essential hypertension
variables | Hypertensive (n = 34) | Hypertensive + Obese (n = 11) | Control (n = 32) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LVM (g) | 128.1 ± 37.8 * | 142.9 ± 51.0 * | 82.5 ± 28.1 | 0.000 |
LVMI (g/m2.7) | 34.1 ± 7.0 * | 43.3 ± 11.6# | 26.2 ± 6.1 | 0.000 |
RWT | 0.36 ± 0.058 * | 0.39 ± 0.057 * | 0.30 ± 0.039 | 0.000 |
LVIDd (mm) | 46.3 ± 4.6 * | 46.1 ± 6.1 * | 42.4 ± 4.7 | 0.006 |
IVSd (mm) | 8.2 ± 1.6 * | 9.3 ± 1.0# | 6.6 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
LVPWd (mm) | 8.1 ± 1.4 * | 8.4 ± 1.9 * | 6.3 ± 1.2 | 0.000 |
AO (mm) | 22.7 ± 3.0 | 22.1 ± 2.5 | 20.1 ± 4.1 | 0.087 |
LAD (mm) | 28.2 ± 3.8 * | 28.2 ± 4.3 * | 23.5 ± 3.4 | 0.000 |
E peak (m/s) | 111.2 ± 16.1 | 103.9 ± 17.1 | 106.2 ± 17.1 | 0.352 |
A peak (m/s) | 68.3 ± 20.6 * | 55.6 ± 17.2 | 51.2 ± 11.9 | 0.001 |
E' peak (cm/s) | 12.6 ± 2.1 | 10.5 ± 1.4 * | 13.9 ± 1.8 | 0.000 |
A' peak (cm/s) | 8.1 ± 1.7 * | 6.4 ± 1.3 | 5.9 ± 1.5 | 0.000 |
E/E' | 9.0 ± 1.6 * | 10.0 ± 1.6 * | 7.7 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
E/A | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 0.067 |