Table 2 Population demographics in CMR studies.

From: Right heart exercise-training-adaptation and remodelling in endurance athletes

Author name

N Athletes

N Sedentary

M% Athletes

Age Athletes

Age Sedentary

BMI Athletes (h/m2)

BMI Sedentary (h/m2)

BSA Athletes (m2)

BSA Sedentary (m2)

HR Athletes

HR Sedentary

Intensity of training (h/w)

Years of training

Arviddson 20177

14

25

43%

24 (18–30)

28 (23–63)

NA

NA

1.7 (1.46–2.10)

1.82 (1.45–2.29)

50 (38–69)

62 (52–65)

ELITE

ND

Barczuk-Falecka 201832°

36

24

100%

10 ± 1.4

10.4 ± 1.7

NA

NA

1.18 ± 0.21

1.23 ± 0.22

ND

ND

2 × 90minxweek + 1 × 60 min

 > 2

Bernardino 20206

89

77

47%

34 ± 6.1

33 ± 3.8

NA

NA

1.78 ± 0.19

1.86 ± 0.20

65.5 ± 10.2

54.4 ± 11.9

 > 10

 > 5

Bohm 20168

33

33

100%

47 ± 8

46 ± 9

NA

NA

1.96 ± 0.1

2.00 ± 0.1

48 ± 7

65 ± 11

16.7 ± 4.4

23 ± 8

Brosnan 201562

68

41

ND

35.0 ± 8.1

36.9 ± 12.6

NA

NA

1.9 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.2

55 ± 9

69 ± 15

 > 10

10 ± 9

Domenech-Ximenos 202063

49

42

100%

37 ± 5.5

34.5 ± 3.4

NA

NA

1.91 ± 0.13

1.98 ± 0.14

63.6 ± 10.3

77.3 ± 11.4

 > 12

13.33 ± 7.6

Domonech-Ximenos 202063

44

30

0%

34 ± 5.8

33 ± 3.7

NA

NA

1.63 ± 0.09

1.67 ± 0.12

60.15 ± 10.4

81.8 ± 13.4

 > 12

14.2 ± 7.9

Dupont 201764

12

12

100%

32.3 ± 7.1

33.1 ± 8.8

22.60 ± 1.06

24.9 ± 3.98

1.93 ± 0.11

2.00 ± 0.18

55 ± 11

73 ± 11

9.67 ± 2.43

ND

Esch 201065

8

8

100%

31.0 ± 9.7

33.0 ± 7.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

57.3 ± 6.2

68.4 ± 15.3

11.5 ± 3.1

11.1 ± 4.5

La Gerche 201121

39

14

90%

36 ± 8

38 ± 6

NA

NA

NA

NA

59 ± 9

71 ± 10

16.3 ± 5.1

10 ± 9

La Gerche 201516

10

7

100%

35 ± 6

34 ± 16

22.9 ± 1.5

23.2 ± 1.7

NA

NA

52 ± 8

62 ± 12

11 (6–15)

9 (6–17)

Luijkx 201266

93

56

100%

24 ± 4.3

27 ± 5.1

NA

ND

1.95 ± 0.15

2.00 ± 0.14

NA

NA

16 ± 6.1

NA

Luijkx 201266

51

58

0%

23 ± 5.9

26 ± 5.8

NA

NA

1.74 ± 0.11

1.74 ± 0.11

NA

NA

13 ± 5.1

NA

Luijkx 201266

24

 

0%

27 ± 4.4

 

NA

NA

1.83 ± 0.13

 

NA

NA

21 ± 4.3

NA

Luijkx 201266

57

 

100%

27 ± 5

 

NA

NA

2.02 ± 0.16

 

NA

NA

23 ± 5.9

NA

Lukasz A Malek 201967

30

10

100%

40.9 ± 6.6

40.0 ± 8.2

22.7 ± 1.5

26.1 ± 1.5

1.89 ± 0.07

2.00 ± 0.11

54.9 ± 9.2

69.6 ± 11.0

ELITE

6 (5–8)

Perseghin 20079

9

10

100%

26 ± 5

25 ± 2

21.1 ± 1.2

22.4 ± 1.7

1.83 ± 0.13

1,93 ± 0.12

46 ± 11

64 ± 15

ELITE

NA

Prakken 201068

 

3

100%

26 ± 6.4

26 ± 5.2

NA

NA

2.0 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.1

59 ± 9.7

66 ± 12

12 ± 2.4

5.1 ± 4.7

Prakken 201068

46

 

100%

26 ± 4.9

 

NA

NA

2.0 ± 0.2

 

58 ± 11

 

24 ± 5.6

7.5 ± 4.0

Prakken 201068

60

58

0%

25 ± 5.3

26 ± 5.9

NA

NA

1.8 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

58 ± 9.9

67 ± 9.8

13 ± 2.4

4.4

Prakken 201068

33

 

0%

25 ± 4.2

 

NA

NA

1.9 ± 0.1

 

57 ± 8.6

 

22 ± 3.5

8.8 ± 3.7

Prakken 201169

55

32

100%

50 ± 6.6

47 ± 6.6

NA

NA

1.9 ± 0.1

2.1 ± 0.2

57 ± 10

62 ± 8.9

13 ± 2.9

 > 1

Prakken 201169

23

33

0%

50 ± 6.5

48 ± 5.2

NA

NA

1.7 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

  

10 ± 1.8

 > 1

Sanchis-Gormar 201656

42

18

100%

55 ± 9

58 ± 5

NA

NA

NA

NA

54 ± 9

63 ± 8

10.6 ± 4.2

24 ± 9

Sanchis-Gormar 201656

11

 

100%

54 ± 4

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

58 ± 8

 

10.6 ± 3.1

29 ± 9

Scharf 201033

29

29

100%

24.6 ± 3.9

27.0 ± 3.7

NA

NA

2.03 ± 0.8

1.99 ± 0.2

56.0 ± 8.5

69.3 ± 10.3

 > 3

 > 10

Scharhag 200270

21

21

100%

27 ± 5

26 ± 3

NA

NA

1,87 ± 0.14

1.88 ± 0.14

53 ± 6

66 ± 8

ELITE

NA

Schiros 201371

19

24

53%

39 ± 10

45 ± 8

NA

NA

1.78 ± 0.23

1.91 ± 0.17

55 ± 9

67 ± 11

ELITE

 > 2

Steding-Ehrenborg 201572

8

7

100%

64 ± 4

66 ± 4

NA

NA

1.91 ± 0.15

1.98 ± 0.11

NA

NA

 > 5

30

Swoboda 201673

35

35

77%

31.3 ± 7.6

30.6 ± 8.5

22.3 ± 1.9

24.5 ± 3.3

NA

NA

NA

NA

11.5 ± 3.7

8.4 ± 6.0

Szelid 201574

94

109

100%

26.9 ± 5.7

27.1 ± 5.2

25.8 ± 2.2

24.1 ± 4.6

2.38 ± 0.1

2.08 ± 0.3

NA

NA

NA

 > 10

Szelid 201574

32

46

0%

24.9 ± 5.3

28.0 ± 5.7

23.4 ± 2.5

21.6 ± 3.9

1.89 ± 0.3

1.74 ± 0.2

NA

NA

NA

 > 10

Results

1257

909

72%

31.5 ± 9.8

31.9 ± 8.8

22.4 ± 0.5

24.4 ± 1.1

1.89 ± 0.19

1.87 ± 0.15

57.7 ± 4.35

63.4 ± 6.9

  
  1. ♀Data on female extracted from article with mixed population (including both sex).
  2. °Data on athletes aged < 18 extracted from article with age mixed population.
  3. Different athletes population analysed in the same article with the same sedentary control.
  4. NA, not available; M%, percentage of male; h/w, hours/week.