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Table 3 Left ventricular echocardiographic variables at rest in the supine position

From: Impaired ventricular filling limits cardiac reserve during submaximal exercise in people with type 2 diabetes

Variable

T2D (n = 17)

CON (n = 16)

P value

HR (beats min−1)

73 ± 3

62 ± 2

< 0.01

LV mass (g)

209 ± 14

192 ± 9

0.30

LVMI (g m−2)

101 ± 5

92 ± 3

0.15

Q̇FFM (L min−1 kg −1FFM )

0.08 ± 0.00

0.08 ± 0.00

0.40

SVFFM (mL kg −1FFM )

1.17 ± 0.06

1.31 ± 0.06

0.12

EF (%)

59 ± 2

61 ± 2

0.59

EDVFFM (mL kg −1FFM )

1.98 ± 0.07

2.16 ± 0.08

0.11

ESVFFM (mL kg −1FFM )

0.80 ± 0.04

0.84 ± 0.05

0.48

TPR (mmHg min L−1)

21 ± 1

20 ± 1

0.68

MABP (mmHg)

97 ± 3

98 ± 2

0.97

SW (mL mmHg−1)

88 ± 6

107 ± 5

0.03

E (cm s−1)

66 ± 4

67 ± 3

0.79

A (cm s−1)

70 ± 3

55 ± 2

< 0.01

E/A

0.96 ± 0.06

1.25 ± 0.06

< 0.01

Deceleration time (ms)

204 ± 8

194 ± 11

0.43

E′ (cm s−1)

7 ± 0

9 ± 1

0.01

A′ (cm s−1)

9 ± 1

9 ± 0

0.93

E′/A′

0.85 ± 0.06

1.10 ± 0.08

0.01

S′ (cm s−1)

7 ± 0

8 ± 0

0.40

E/E′

10.2 ± 1.1

7.9 ± 0.8

0.11

Time spent in diastole (%)

60 ± 1

65 ± 2

0.06

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SE
  2. LVMI left ventricular mass index, HR heart rate, FFM fat free mass, Q̇ cardiac output, SV stroke volume, EF ejection fraction, EDV end-diastolic volume, ESV end-systolic volume, TPR total peripheral resistance, MABP mean arterial blood pressure, SW stroke work