Table 2.  Cardiac characteristics in athletic and sedentary males. Data are means (±SD).
Group
n
LV diam
(mm)
IVS
(mm)
PWT
(mm)
LV mass
(g)
LV diam -res † a
(mm)
E *
(m/s)
A
(m/s)

1. LDR

18

55.9(2.4)

10.7(1.5)

10.7(1.3)

241(44)

56.9 (2.1) 3,4,7,8

.771(.078)

.461(.058)

2. MDR

17

54.4(3.2)

10.1(1.1)3,4,5,7

10.5(.9)

219(32)

55.2 (2.9)

.817(.081)

.441(.059)

3. BP

31

54.8(3.5)

11.4(.8)

11.2(1.1)

252(42)

53.6 (3.3)

.838(.171)(n=23)

.436(.094)(n=23)

4. Cyclists

8

53.2(3.1)

11.7(.9)

11.2(.3) 2

244(29)

53.8 (2.8)

.868(.148)

.505(.085)

5. Swimmers

10

54.7(4.1)

11.4(.8)

11.1(.8)

249(33)

54.8 (3.5)

.861(.125)

.483(.086)

6. Paddlers

9

56.6(2.9)

11.0(1.2)

10.8(1.1)

252(40)

56.2 (2.9)

.788(.086)

.403(.065)

7. Strength/power

9

54.0(3.6)

11.5(.6)

11.0(.4)

243(33)

53.6 (2.6)

.833(.091)

.553(.100)1,2,3,6,8

8. Controls

15

52.8(3.1)

9.1(.6)1–7

9.7(.8)3,4,5,7

184(32)1–7

53.2 (2.8)

.714(.095)2,3,4,5,7

.430(.072)

LV: left ventricular; diam: diameter, IVS: end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness, PWT: end-diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness, E: early diastolic peak filling velocity, A: late diastolic peak filling velocity, LDR: long-distance runners, n: sample size (if sub-sample was used for some variables, n is indicated in parenthesis). BP: Basketball players, MDR: middle-distance runners.
a Unstandardized residuals on BSA were added to the mean of LV diameter across all groups.
*
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.05).
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.01).
1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.001)
.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8post hoc test located significant difference (p<0.05) as compared to those groups.