Variable | SSc pts | HC | Mean difference (95% CI), |
---|---|---|---|
(n=35) | (n=30) | p adj. for age/sex/ever smoked/sys. BP | |
LVEF, % | 61.5 (4.6) | 61.8 (4.6) | −0.51 (−2.78, 1.75), 0.652 |
LVEDV/BSA, ml/m2 | 79.5 (15.1) | 79.8 (10.8) | −0.63 (−7.30, 6.03), 0.850 |
LVESV/BSA, ml/m2 | 30.9 (8.0) | 30.6 (6.2) | 0.22 (−3.16, 3.60), 0.896 |
LVmass/BSA, g/m2 | 44.5 (11.1) | 49.2 (7.7) | −4.27 (−9.18, 0.64), 0.087 |
LVmass/EDV, g/ml | 0.56 (0.10) | 0.62 (0.10) | −0.053 (−0.108, 0.001), 0.054 |
RVEF, % | 57.2 (12.0) | 53.7 (6.2) | 5.55 (0.61, 10.49), 0.028 |
RVEDV/BSA, ml/m2 | 85.4 (18.0) | 92.4 (16.5) | −6.53 (−15.21, 2.15), 0.137 |
RVESV/BSA, ml/m2 | 38.8 (12.5) | 43.1 (10.7) | −4.08 (−9.73, 1.57), 0.154 |
Torsion, ° | 12.98 (4.06) | 14.95 (4.46) | −2.41 (−4.68, −0.14). 0.038 |
ECV, % | 30.6 (3.8) | 25.1 (2.8) | 5.0 (3.2, 6.8), <0.001 |
LGE +ve | 9 (25.0)* (n=33) | 1 (3)* | 8.71 (0.74, 102.17), 0.085** |
Distensibility, 10–3mmHg–1 | 3.78 (2.25) | 4.70 (1.95) | −0.61 (−1.48, 0.26), 0.163 |
Values = mean (SD). *n (%), **OR (95% CI) p.