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Table 2 Echocardiographic measurements of adolescents with type 1 diabetes versus all controls

From: Early changes in cardiovascular structure and function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

 

Type 1 diabetes n = 199

All controls n = 178

p value*

M-mode

 IVS thickness in diastole (cm)

0.74 ± 0.12

0.73 ± 0.12

0.43

 LV end-diastolic dimension (cm)

4.69 ± 0.39

4.66 ± 0.43

0.09

 LV end-systolic dimension (cm)

2.90 ± 0.32

2.95 ± 0.33

0.0032

 LV posterior wall thickness in diastole (cm)

0.66 ± 0.11

0.64 ± 0.11

0.72

 LV mass indexed (g/m2)

63 ± 13

63 ± 13

0.32

 LV shortening fraction (%)

38 ± 4

37 ± 4

0.012

 LV ejection fraction (%)

68 ± 5

66 ± 5

0.008

 LV mean velocity of circumferential shortening (circ/sec)

1.18 ± 0.18

1.14 ± 0.16

0.075

Pulse doppler

 MV E wave velocity (cm/s)

100 ± 15

99 ± 17

0.81

 MV A wave velocity (cm/s)

41 ± 9

42 ± 11

0.58

 MV E/A ratio

2.5 ± 0.7

2.5 ± 0.7

0.75

 MV A wave duration (msec)

122 ± 18

119 ± 20

0.36

 MV deceleration time (msec)

154 ± 17

149 ± 20

0.075

 Isovolumic relaxation time (msec)

76 ± 8

74 ± 7

0.038

 Pulmonary vein S wave velocity (cm/s)

41 ± 10

43 ± 11

0.084

 Pulmonary vein D wave velocity (cm/s)

61 ± 10

61 ± 12

0.89

 LV myocardial performance index

0.30 ± 0.10

0.30 ± 0.09

0.82

 LV stroke volume (ml)

70 ± 18

66 ± 17

0.72

 LV cardiac output (l/min)

4.6 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.2

0.53

Tissue doppler

 MV lateral e’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

17.6 ± 2.6

18.6 ± 2.6

0.0003

 MV lateral a’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

5.4 ± 1.1

5.9 ± 1.5

0.0003

 MV lateral s’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

10.5 ± 1.8

11.1 ± 2.0

0.0005

 MV E/lateral e’ ratio

5.8 ± 1.1

5.4 ± 1.0

0.001

 MV septal e’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

13.9 ± 1.8

15.1 ± 2.2

0.0003

 MV septal a’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

5.5 ± 1.0

5.9 ± 1.3

0.0008

 MV septal s’ wave tissue velocity (cm/s)

8.3 ± 0.9

8.6 ± 0.9

0.001

 MV E/septal e’ ratio

7.3 ± 1.2

6.7 ± 1.3

0.0003

Myocardial deformation

 LV mid circumferential strain (%)

−20.4 ± 2.3

−19.5 ± 1.7

0.0003

 LV global longitudinal strain (%)

−19.0 ± 1.9

−19.8 ± 1.5

0.0003

 Basal rotation (degrees)

−4.2 ± 2.4

−4.2 ± 2.0

0.89

 Apical rotation (degrees)

6.2 ± 3.0

5.4 ± 2.5

0.009

 Torsion (degrees)

10.4 ± 3.6

9.5 ± 3.0

0.026

  1. Data are mean ± SD
  2. IVS interventricular septal, LV left ventricular, MV mitral valve
  3. * Adjusted for sex, age, BSA and for multiple comparisons