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Table 3 Normative values of left ventricular measures for female 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 = 75)

IB (n = 81)

IC (n = 233)

IIA (n = 20)

IIB (n = 121)

IIC (n = 199)

IIIA (n = 282)

IIIB (n = 64)

IIIC (n = 166)

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

Mean

P95

VO2max (mL/kg/min)

38.7 (5.5)

47.5

44.6 (6.3)

53.8

51.4 (7.0)

65.1

41.8 (4.2)

–

48.5 (5.0)

58.0

51.4 (7.2)

65.4

46.1 (6.5)

57.7

43.5 (6.6)

52.8

53.1 (7.3)

66.3

LVEF (%)

62 (8)

72

60 (7)

71

61 (8)

73

62 (8)

–

62 (6)

70

61 (7)

74

61 (7)

72

60 (6)

71

61 (7)

71

SWT (mm)

7 (1)

8

8 (1)

9

8 (1)

9

7 (1)

–

7 (1)

9

8 (1)

10

7 (1)

9

7 (1)

9

7 (1)

9

SWT / BSA (mm/m2)

4.2 (0.5)

5.2

4.4 (0.4)

5.1

4.7 (0.6)

5.8

4.2 (0.4)

–

4.5 (0.5)

5.5

4.5 (0.5)

5.6

4.6 (0.6)

5.5

4.5 (0.6)

5.6

4.8 (0.6)

5.5

LVEDD (mm)

46 (4)

53

50 (4)

57

49 (3)

55

47 (4)

–

49 (3)

56

51 (4)

57

48 (4)

55

48 (3)

54

50 (4)

57

LVEDD /BSA (mm/m2)

28 (2)

32

28 (2)

32

30 (3)

36

28 (2)

–

29 (2)

32

29 (2)

34

30 (3)

35

30 (2)

33

30 (3)

35

LVPW (mm)

7 (1)

8

8 (1)

9

8 (1)

9

7 (1)

–

8 (1)

9

8 (1)

10

8 (1)

9

7 (1)

9

8 (1)

9

LVPW/BSA (mm/m2)

4.1 (0.5)

5.0

4.3 (0.4)

5.1

4.7 (0.6)

5.6

4.1 (0.4)

–

4.4 (0.5)

5.2

4.6 (0.6)

5.4

4.5 (0.5)

5.6

4.5 (0.6)

5.4

4.8 (0.6)

5.3

LVEDV (mL)

101 (21)

136

119 (22)

162

115 (18)

149

104 (18)

–

114 (19)

154

128 (22)

160

110 (20)

150

109 (16)

143

120 (21)

157

LVEDV/BSA (mL/m2)

61 (10)

80

67 (10)

83

71 (11)

90

61 (10)

–

67 (10)

85

72 (10)

87

67 (10)

85

67 (9)

84

72 (12)

92

LV mass (g)

100 (19)

132

130 (28)

191

124 (23)

167

104 (19)

–

123 (24)

176

144 (32)

210

117 (28)

173

114 (22)

155

136 (30)

197

LV mass / BSA (g/m2)

60 (10)

77

73 (12)

96

77 (14)

106

61 (9)

–

72 (12)

100

81 (14)

109

71 (12)

92

70 (12)

92

83 (16)

117

  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 posterior wall, SWT septal wall thickness, VO2max maximum oxygen uptake
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