Table 2 Cardiovascular variables pre- and post- weight reduction for the cats that achieved target weight reduction
From: The effect of obesity and subsequent weight reduction on cardiac morphology and function in cats
Variable | Number of cats | Before weight reduction | After weight reduction | P value | r value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | ||||
ECG heart rate (bpm) | 11 | 180 | 160–200 | 180 | 160–200 | 0.932 | 0.26 |
Heart rate variability (VVTI) | 11 | 5.24 | 4.96–5.72 | 4.87 | 4.56–6.00 | 0.790 | 0.08 |
SBP (mmHg) | 10 | 134 | 116–150 | 129 | 120–157 | 0.438 | 0.26 |
Hs-cTnI (ng/mL) | 7 | 0.007 | 0.004–0.040 | 0.005 | 0.004–0.011 | 0.461 | 0.28 |
NT-proBNP (pmol/L) | 7 | 24.0 | 23.9–31.0 | 23.9 | 23.9–75.0 | 0.144 | 0.55 |
LA/Ao | 10 | 1.3 | 1.26–1.46 | 1.41 | 1.27–1.57 | 0.386 | 0.26 |
LADmax (mm) | 10 | 15.6 | 14.4–16.1 | 15.5 | 14.2–16.3 | 0.646 | 0.14 |
Max-IVSd (mm) | 11 | 6.3 | 5.8–6.6 | 5.9 | 5.5–6.8 | 0.142 | 0.35 |
Max-IVSd (mm) excluding 1 HCM case | 10 | 6.4 | 5.7–6.8 | 5.9 | 5.2–6.7 | 0.047 | 0.63 |
Max-LVFWd (mm) | 11 | 5.5 | 5.1–6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9–5.8 | 0.045 | 0.60 |
Max-LVFWd (mm) excluding 1 HCM case | 10 | 5.7 | 5.2–6.4 | 5.3 | 4.6–5.8 | 0.019 | 0.74 |
E velocity (m/s) | 10 | 0.64 | 0.58–0.70 | 0.64 | 0.49–0.70 | 0.083 | 0.52 |
MV E/A | 6 | 1.01 | 0.85–1.24 | 1.02 | 0.88–1.29 | 0.309 | 0.38 |
IVRT (ms) | 10 | 59.0 | 53.0–63.0 | 56.0 | 51.0–62.0 | 0.859 | 0.05 |
Septal (IVS) E’/A’ | 9 | 0.60 | 0.55–0.82 | 0.75 | 0.58–0.98 | 0.085 | 0.57 |
Lateral (LVFW) E’/A’ | 9 | 0.86 | 0.61–1.34 | 1.2 | 0.77–1.53 | 0.012 | 0.89 |
Right E’/A’ | 9 | 0.86 | 0.56–0.78 | 0.66 | 0.52–0.80 | 0.766 | 0.10 |
Septal (IVS) S’ (cm/s) | 10 | 7.15 | 4.83–9.33 | 7.4 | 5.60–8.40 | 0.646 | 0.15 |
Lateral (LVFW) S’ (cm/s) | 10 | 7.20 | 5.53–10.03 | 6.50 | 5.20–7.80 | 0.139 | 0.47 |
Fractional shortening (%) | 10 | 53.0 | 44.0–61.0 | 50.0 | 40.0–53.0 | 0.182 | 0.40 |