Table 3 The echocardiographic measurements
From: The salt-taste threshold in untreated hypertensive patients
Variables | Control | HTN | p | Recognition threshold of salt taste | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<7 (n = 95) | 7 (n = 71) | >7 (n = 33) | |||||
LVEF, % | 64.5 ± 6.0 | 63.6 ± 5.7 | 0.296 | 63.9 ± 6.1 | 64.4 ± 5.3 | 63.0 ± 6.0 | 0.542 |
LVEDD, mm | 49.4 ± 4.7 | 50.5 ± 5.1 | 0.128 | 49.9 ± 5.1 | 50.1 ± 4.7 | 50.8 ± 5.2 | 0.681 |
LVESD, mm | 31.8 ± 4.2 | 32.8 ± 4.2 | 0.110 | 32.3 ± 4.4 | 32.3 ± 3.9 | 33.1 ± 4.2 | 0.577 |
LAD, mm | 36.7 ± 4.6 | 37.9 ± 4.6 | 0.073 | 37.0 ± 4.3 | 37.7 ± 4.9 | 38.3 ± 5.0 | 0.353 |
LVMI, g/m2 | 119.4 ± 26.5 | 127.6 ± 25.3 | 0.036 | 123.6 ± 24.8 | 121.4 ± 21.9 | 135.4 ± 34.1 | 0.030 |
LAVI, ml/m2 | 27.0 ± 7.7 | 28.1 ± 8.1 | 0.382 | 27.4 ± 7.6 | 28.1 ± 7.9 | 27.9 ± 8.9 | 0.843 |