Table 3

 Selected physiological characteristics of patients with Darier’s disease and normal female controls.

Darier group (n = 7)Control group (n = 4)p Value
Values are means (SEM).
*Significant differences.
Age (years)46.1 (4.5)42.8 (6.8)0.675
LVMI (g/m2)107.4 (8.1)93.5 (9.8)0.006*
Resting FS (%)38.6 (1.7)46.0 (2.0)0.026*
Resting E:A ratio1.5 (0.2)1.3 (0.3)0.312
Resting DT (ms)204.3 (14.5)225.8 (15.7)0.528
Exercise duration (min)9.1 (0.6)10.1 (0.7)0.368
HRmax (beats/min)135.4 (5.5)164.0 (4.3)0.025*
Vo2peak (ml/kg/min)16.7 (1.2)25.5 (5.1)0.057*