Table 1. Voluntary exercise-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and pressure-overload-induced LVH. Data are mean (SD).
Variables Sedentary Group
(n = 9)		 Exercise Group
(n = 9)		 Ascending Aortic Constriction Group (n = 9)
Body Weight (g) 467 (68)1 431 (58)
[-18 (12)]		 497 (35)
[6 (7)]
Heart Weight (mg) 111 (14) 140 (32)*
[26 (29)]		 149 (22)*
[34 (20)]
LV Weight (mg) 87 (11) 100 (23)*
[15 (26)]		 113 (22)*
[30 (25)]
LV / body weight ratio (mgยทg-1) 0.186 (0.012) 0.230 (0.016)*
[24 (9)]		 0.228 (0.034)*
[23 (18)]
Numbers in brackets are mean percentage (%) changes from the sedentary group.* p < 0.05 versus Sedentary Group.