Table 2

Echocardiographic data

CategoryStudent- athletesAdolescents with HCMp Value
LV septal wall thickness (cm)0.9±0.12.4±1.0<0.0001
LV posterior wall thickness (cm)0.8±0.11.4±0.4<0.0001
LV end diastolic diameter (cm)5.1±0.44.3±0.6<0.0001
LV end systolic diameter (cm)3.2±0.32.3±0.5<0.0001
Ejection fraction0.60±0.060.70±0.08<0.0001
LV mass (gm)159±40394±195<0.0001
LV mass index (gm/m2)89±18206±96<0.0001
  • LV, left ventricle; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.