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Original Article
Volume 3, Number 3, September 2014, pages 72-78
Evaluation of Echocardiography as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Children and Adolescents
Table
| Obese (N = 37) | Non-obese (N = 34) | MD | 95% CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data are reported as mean ± SD and the P value was calculated by the unpaired t-test; MD: mean difference; CI: confidence interval; LV: left ventricule; LV 1 index: LV mass/BSA; LV 2 index: LV mass/alt2.7; LV 3 index: LV mass/alt2. | |||||
| Abdominal circumference (cm) | 88.00 ± 11.28 | 60.87 ± 8.59 | 27.13 | 22.35 to 31.91 | < 0.01 |
| Systolic arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 106.51 ± 12.71 | 94.10 ± 5.25 | 12.41 | 7.73 to 17.09 | < 0.01 |
| Diastolic arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 64.08 ± 9.29 | 58.44 ± 5.56 | 5.64 | 1.98 to 9.30 | < 0.01 |
| LV mass | 79.49 ± 21.21 | 56.74 ± 11.77 | 22.75 | 14.53 to 30.97 | < 0.01 |
| LV 1 index | 53.51 ± 12.89 | 55.63 ± 11.90 | -2.12 | -8.00 to 3.77 | 0.48 |
| LV 2 index | 29.91 ± 7.39 | 27.17 ± 6.13 | 2.74 | -0.49 to 5.97 | 0.10 |
| LV 3 index | 38.32 ± 9.84 | 32.56 ± 7.16 | 5.76 | 1.65 to 9.87 | < 0.01 |
| Relative LV mass | 31.27 ± 5.11 | 30.74 ± 6.09 | 0.53 | -2.12 to 3.19 | 0.69 |