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Table 1 Comparison between high- and low-grade VPC according to demographic and echocardiographic parameters

From: Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on frequency and complexity of ventricular arrhythmia among hypertensive Egyptian patients

 

Low-grade VPC

High-grade VPC

P value

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Age in years

52

9

55

15

0.16

Weight in kg

86

8

87

9

0.89

BSA/m2

1.97

0.13

1.99

0.14

0.56

LVIDd in cm

4.5

0.2

4.5

0.5

0.73

IVSTd in cm

1.4

0.1

1.6

0.2

 < 0.001*

PWTd in cm

1.39

0.11

1.56

0.21

 < 0.001*

LVM gm

246.18

33.5

300.90

67.4

 < 0.001*

LVMI gm/m2

124.6

13

150.1

29.3

 < 0.001*

  1. *Statistically significant by independent sample t-test