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Table 2 Normative values of left ventricular measures for male athletes attending to sport category

From: Normative Values for Sport-Specific Left Ventricular Dimensions and Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Elite Spanish Male and Female Athletes

 

Low static

Moderate static

High static

Low dynamic

Moderate dynamic

High dynamic

Low dynamic

Moderate dynamic

High dynamic

Low dynamic

Moderate dynamic

High dynamic

IA (n = 117)

IB (n = 102)

IC (n = 443)

IIA (n = 39)

IIB (n = 222)

IIC (n = 314)

IIIA (n = 286)

IIIB (n = 83)

IIIC (n = 435)

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

VO2max (mL/kg/min)

46.3 (8.8)

60.3

54.0 (5.7)

64.2

60.7 (7.7)

73.9

48.9 (9.6)

65.7

54.4 (5.4)

63.3

56.8 (8.3)

71.2

53.1 (7.3)

64.0

51.8 (6.2)

62.5

63.1 (8.2)

76.5

LVEF (%)

61 (7)

72

59 (7)

73

61 (7)

71

62.4 (6.3)

72

61 (7)

72

60 (7)

72

60 (7)

71

61 (8)

74

61 (67)

73

SWT (mm)

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

10 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

10

9 (1)

12

SWT / BSA (mm/m2)

4.4 (0.5)

5.4

4.5 (0.5)

5.5

4.9 (0.7)

6.1

4.6 (0.6)

5.8

4.5 (0.5)

5.4

4.5 (0.6)

5.6

4.6 (0.6)

5.5

4.7 (0.6)

5.4

5.0 (0.7)

6.0

LVEDD (mm)

52 (4)

57

55 (4)

60

55 (4)

61

52 (4)

60

55 (4)

62

57 (5)

64

55 (5)

61

54 (4)

63

57 (5)

64

LVEDD /BSA (mm/m2)

27 (2)

31

27 (2)

32

30 (2)

34

27 (3)

31

27 (2)

30

27 (3)

33

28 (3)

32

28 (2)

32

30 (3)

35

LVPW (mm)

8 (1)

10

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

11

8 (1)

11

9 (1)

10

9 (1)

11

9 (1)

10

9 (1)

10

9 (1)

11

LVPW/BSA (mm/m2)

4.3 (0.5)

5.3

4.4 (0.5)

5.2

4.8 (0.6)

5.8

4.4 (0.5)

5.8

4.3 (0.5)

5.2

4.4 (0.6)

5.3

4.5 (0.5)

5.4

4.6 (0.5)

5.6

4.8 (0.6)

5.9

LVEDV (mL)

128 (21)

162

146 (26)

183

151 (23)

187

131 (24)

178

146 (26)

194

160 (30)

209

146 (27)

189

143 (23)

199

159 (29)

210

LVEDV/BSA (mL/m2)

66 (11)

84

73 (11)

94

80 (12)

102

68 (12)

85

73 (11)

89

76 (12)

98

75 (11)

93

74 (11)

98

84 (15)

111

LV mass (g)

154 (30)

207

180 (38)

259

191 (35)

247

162 (31)

227

180 (39)

252

208 (46)

297

180 (40)

256

178 (34)

257

206 (46)

291

LV mass / BSA (g/m2)

79 (14)

104

90 (15)

118

102 (18)

135

84 (15)

107

89 (16)

114

98 (17)

125

92 (15)

116

93 (14)

119

109 (22)

147

  1. Data are mean (SD) and 95th (P95) percentile (in bold)
  2. BSA body surface area, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVPW LV posterior wall, SWT septal wall thickness, VO2max, maximum oxygen uptake
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