Role of gender and somatotype in the variation of left ventricular size

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of gender and somatotype on predicted LVM (pLVM) and appropriateness of LVM (oLVM/pLVM). Methods: 147 individuals (73 males, 74 females), aged 17–23 years, were included in this study. Anthropometry was performed using standard anthropometry kit. Somatotype (I-nanosomic, II-microsomic, III-micromesosomic, IV-mesosomic, V-mesomacrosomic, VI-macrosomic, VII-megalosomic) was defined using the method proposed by R.N.Dorokhov and V.G.Petrukhin (1989). M-mode echocardiography was carried out with Acuson Aspen, 3.5MHz using standard protocol. oLVM was calculated by t…