Table 4 Description of anomalies diagnosed according to study-specific and literature-derived criteria

From: Reference values for cardiac dimensions and function in a rural population living in a loiasis-endemic area of the Republic of the Congo: An echocardiographic study

 

Our Study’s Normal Ranges*

Literature’s Normal Ranges

P value**

Variables

n (%)

n (%)

 

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

40 (4.05)

38 (3.85)

>0.999

Left Ventricular Dilation

40 (4.20)

6 (0.63)

>0.999

Aortic Dilation

247 (25.2)

760 (77.7)

<0.001

Left Atrial Dilation

77 (8.14)

389 (41.1)

<0.001

Right Ventricular Dilation

31 (3.22)

270 (28.0)

<0.001

Right Ventricular Dysfunction

2 (0.21)

0 (0)

>0.999

Systolic Dysfunction

68 (7.18)

184 (19.4)

<0.001

Aortic Stenosis

7 (0.79)

0 (0)

0.208

Pulmonary Hypertension

29 (3.69)

0 (0)

<0.001

Diastolic dysfunction (Normal LVEF), n = 835£

   

Yes

 

21 (2.5)

 

No

 

713 (85.4)

 

Indeterminate

 

101 (12.1)

 

Diastolic dysfunction (Impaired LVEF), n = 62¥

   

Yes, Grade I

 

57 (95.2)

 

Yes, Grade II

 

4 (3.23)

 

Indeterminate

 

1 (1.61)

 
  1. *Normal ranges are presented in the supplementary tables, £Participants with normal LVEF and available data for diastolic function evaluation, ¥Participants with impaired LVEF and available data for diastolic function evaluation. LVEF, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. **P values were calculated using Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate (two-sided).