Table 3: Echocardiographic criteria by sex for left ventricular hypertrophy.

Markers of LVH

Women

Men

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Thickness of the septum

10-12

13-15

≥ 16

11-13

14-16

≥ 17

Thickness of the posterior left ventricular wall

10-12

15-16

≥ 16

11-13

14-16

≥ 17

Data expressed in mm. Modified from: Tsioufis C et al,11 Rolon-Acosta et al.12