Table 4 Diastolic function parameters of the study population (firefighters, police officers, and office workers).
Variables | Firefighters (FFs) (n = 97) | Police officers (POs) (n = 55) | Office workers (OWs) (n = 46) | Linear regression Estimated difference [95%-CI], p-value (adjusted for age) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | OWs vs. FFs | POs vs. FFs | POs vs. OWs | |
MV E Max (m/s) | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.13 | 0.68 ± 0.13 | 0.03 (−0.01–0.08) p = 0.098 | 0.02 (−0.02–0.06) p = 0.365 | −0.01 (−0.06–0.03) p = 0.528 |
MV A Max (m/s) | 0.48 ± 0.09 | 0.55 ± 0.11 | 0.56 ± 0.10 | 0.06 (0.03–0.10) p = 0.000 | 0.06 (0.02–0.09) p = 0.001 | −0.01 (−0.05–0.03) p = 0.689 |
MV E/A Ratio | 1.44 ± 0.28 | 1.26 ± 0.30 | 1.26 ± 0.31 | −0.09 (−0.18–0.00) p = 0.051 | −0.10 (−0.19–0.01) p = 0.025 | −0.01 (−0.12–0.09) p = 0.834 |
E' (lateral) (m/s) | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | −0.00 (−0.01–0.01) p = 0.701 | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) p = 0.003 | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) p = 0.004 |
E/E' Ratio (cm/s) | 5.7 ± 1.5 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 6.2 ± 1.4 | 0.35 (−0.19–0.90) p = 0.200 | −0.61 (−1.09–0.12) p = 0.014 | −0.93 (−1.46–0.40) p = 0.001 |
