Research Article

Radiological Cardiothoracic Ratio as a Potential Marker of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Assessed by Echocardiography

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study group.

MeanStandard deviationMinimum valueMaximum value

Age (years)49.529.6430.0065.00
Height (m)1.670.091.491.89
Body mass (kg)73.129.8852.8995.65
BMI (kg/m2)26.302.7820.5632.31
BSA (m2)1.820.161.492.15
Systolic BP (mmHg)137.1318.4796.44177.03
Diastolic BP (mmHg)87.069.0668.15111.35
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)199.9033.65111.01308.39
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)53.156.6229.0286.40
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)104.7015.1623.19209.75
Triglycerides (mg/dl)125.2636.7652.83315.58
Glucose (mg/dl)121.7142.8375.00312.00

ā€‰NumberPercent

Men3839.6
Women5860.4
Normal body mass2728.1
Overweight6163.5
Obesity88.3
Arterial hypertension8689.6
Dyslipidemia5961.5
Type 2 diabetes3233.3
Coronary artery disease1010.4
Stroke55.2

BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; BSA: body surface area; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.