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Table 2 Echocardiographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function in children with HIV/AIDS attending a tertiary health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria: a Doppler echocardiographic study

Characteristics

HIV infection

N = 74

AIDS

n = 16

Control

n = 90

F/ χ2

p

Prevalence of LVDD. N (%)

27(36.5)

16(100)

2(2.2)

1.23

0.03

Mean LVMI(g/m2)

90.4 ± 25.3

89.4 ± 25.1

74.5 ± 23.2

9.47

0.001

Mean E/A ratio

1.9 ± 0.56

2.09 ± 0.46

1.20 ± 0.39

2.03

0.01

Mean IVRT(m/s)

79.4 ± 20.12

110.4 ± 10.12

89.22 ± 25.76

2.11

0.04

Mean DT(m/s)

184.66 ± 76.27

230.66 ± 56.27

174.10 ± 38.24

0.37

0.02

Mean LVDd(mm)

5.96 ± 0.6

6.75 ± 0.6

3.75 ± 0.72

0.70

0.02

Mean LVESd(mm)

2.65 ± 0.18

3.75 ± 0.36

2.69 ± 0.18

3.30

0.01

  1. Key: LVMI Left Ventricular Mass Index, E/A ratio Early/Atrial Mitral Inflow Velocities, IVRT Isovolumic Relaxation Time, DT Deceleration Time, LVEDd Left Ventricular End Diastolic dimension, LVESd Left Ventricular End Systolic dimension, LVDD Left Ventricular Dystolic Dysfunction