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Table 4 Baseline clinical, ECG, echocardiographic, and laboratory data

From: Routine pre-employment echocardiography assessment in young adults: cost and benefits

Clinical, ECG, echocardiographic and laboratory data

All patients

SBP (mmHg)

 Mean ± SD

107.1 ± 18.0

 Range

90–150

DBP (mmHg)

 Mean ± SD

87.5 ± 12.4

 Range

60–100

Pulse (beat/min)

 Mean ± SD

85.2 ± 9.8

 Range

63–120

ECG

 Normal

781 (98.3%)

 Abnormal

14 (1.7%)

Echocardiography

 EF (%) mean ± SD (range)

62.9 ± 7.8 (54–76)

 LVEDd (cm)

4.9 ± 0.81

 IVSd (cm)

0.82 ± 0.21

 PWd (cm)

0.79 ± 0.18

 LA area (cm2)

17 ± 3.1

 RVd (cm)

3.2 ± 1.1

 TV max systolic velocity (m/s)

2.1 ± 4.7

 MV E/E’ (range)

6.2 ± 3.1 (3.2–8.9)

Lab mean ± SD

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 ± 0.24

 Hb (gm/dl)

11 ± 3.7

 TSH (IU/mL)

2.7 ± 1.8

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, EF ejection fraction, LVEDd left ventricular end diastolic diameter, IVSd interventricular septum thickness at diastole, Pwd posterior wall thickness at diastole, LA left atrium, RVd right ventricular basal diameter at apical 4 chamber view, TV tricuspid valve, MV mitral vlve, E/E’ mitral valve E wave by pulsed wave Doppler/mitral valve E’ wave by annular pulsed tissue Doppler, Hb hemoglobin, TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone