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        | Variable | Males
          (n= 139) | Females
          (n= 61) | P value |  
        |  | Mean ±    SD | Mean    ± SD |  |  
        | Age (yrs) | 53.0    ± 11.6 | 64.6    ± 10.5 | 0.7 |  
        | LA (cm) | 4.3 ±    0.5 | 4.3 ±    0.5 | 0.9 |  
        | LVDD (cm) | 5.8 ±    0.6 | 5.6 ±    0.7 | 0.4 |  
        | LVSD (cm) | 4.2 ±    0.8 | 4.1 ±    0.9 | 0.8 |  
        | FS (%) | 28.5    ± 7.3 | 27.8 ±    8.1 | 0.6 |  
        | IVS (cm) | 1.4 ±    0.2 | 1.4 ±    0.2 | 0.6 |  
        | PW (cm) | 1.2 ±    0.1 | 1.2 ±    0.2 | 0.5 |  
        | LV mass (gm) | 439.9 ± 100.9 | 422.2    ± 102.0 | 0.8 |  
        | LV mass index (gm/m2) | 306.9    ± 77.4 | 295.8 ± 79.5 | 0.9 |  |