Table 2 Echocardiographic measures of the participants by BMI category in each of childhood and adulthood
| Â | Childhood BMI | Adult BMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Normal weight | Overweight/Obese | Normal weight | Overweight/Obese |
N | 165 | 16 | 81 | 100 |
Left ventricular mass (g) | 155.9 (39.9) | 182.5 (40.4) | 139.3 (34.1) | 173.5 (38.9) |
Left ventricular mass index (g/m2.7) | 34.6 (7.0) | 39.9 (7.9) | 31.8 (6.1) | 37.8 (6.9) |
LV diameter in diastole (cm) | 4.86 (0.44) | 5.18 (0.37) | 4.73 (0.43) | 5.02 (0.42) |
LV diameter in systole (cm) | 3.24 (0.42) | 3.43 (0.36) | 3.18 (0.43) | 3.34 (0.37) |
Posterior wall thickness, diastole (cm) | 0.90 (0.11) | 0.95 (0.09) | 0.86 (0.11) | 0.94 (0.10) |
Posterior wall thickness, systole (cm) | 1.54 (0.23) | 1.63 (0.25) | 1.46 (0.23) | 1.60 (0.21) |
Intra-ventricular septum, diastole (cm) | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.95 (0.11) | 0.87 (0.11) | 0.97 (0.13) |
Intra-ventricular septum, systole (cm) | 1.34 (0.26) | 1.38 (0.31) | 1.26 (0.25) | 1.41 (0.24) |
Relative wall thickness | 0.38 (0.05) | 0.37 (0.04) | 0.37 (0.05) | 0.38 (0.05) |
IVSD / PWT ratio | 1.02 (0.09) | 1.00 (0.07) | 1.01 (0.10) | 1.03 (0.09) |