Left ventricular characteristics by gender
| Men | Women | P value* | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| LVM (g) | 129.2 | 24.4 | 87.0 | 16.7 | <0.001 |
| LVEDV (mL) | 155.0 | 27.7 | 119.6 | 21.1 | <0.001 |
| LVESV (mL) | 50.2 | 14.8 | 37.1 | 12.0 | <0.001 |
| LVM/LVEDV (g/mL) | 0.85 | 0.16 | 0.74 | 0.13 | <0.001 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 67.9 | 6.2 | 69.3 | 6.6 | <0.001 |
| Stroke volume (mL) | 104.8 | 19.0 | 82.5 | 14.2 | <0.001 |
| Cardiac output (L/min) | 6.46 | 1.20 | 5.47 | 1.13 | <0.001 |
| LVM/height | 73.2 | 13.1 | 53.5 | 9.8 | <0.001 |
| LVM/height1.7 | 49.3 | 8.7 | 38.1 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
| LVM/height2.7 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 4.4 | <0.001 |
| LVM/BSA | 64.3 | 10.6 | 49.5 | 8.0 | <0.001 |
*Comparison between men and women using independent samples t-test.
BSA, body surface area; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVM, left ventricular mass.