Table 4

Prevalence of diastolic dysfunction in the overall patient group and subsets at high risk of diastolic dysfunction

Reference study and patient age range (years)Prevalence of abnormal diastolic function
All patientsHypertensionLVHObesityIschaemia
LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy.
Framingham study20 ⩾ 70
    E:A2/64 (3.1%)1/34 (2.9%)1/19 (5.3%)0/18 (0%)1/26 (3.8%)
    AFF7/63 (11.1%)2/34 (5.9%)1/18 (5.6%)3/17 (18%)3/26 (11.5%)
Mantero et al18 60–80
    E:A6/66 (9.1%)3/35 (8.6%)2/18 (11%)1/22 (5%)4/30 (13%)
    AFF7/65 (11%)1/35 (2.9%)1/17 (5.9%)5/21 (24%)6/34 (18%)
    IVRT24/71 (34%)16/38 (42%)8/20 (40%)6/24 (25%)13/33 (39%)
    DT15/68 (22%)10/36 (28%)4/18 (22%)3/23 (13%)6/33 (18%)
Voutilainen et al21 > 60)
    AFF8/82 (10%)4/42 (10%)4/22 (18%)3/23 (13%)5/34 (15%)
    IVRT52/87 (60%)25/45 (56%)13/25 (52%)8/26 (31%)22/36 (61%)
Klein et al24 > 70
    E:A2/64 (3.1%)0/34 (0%)1/19 (5.3%)0/18 (0%)0/26 (0%)
    IVRT27/67 (40%)16/36 (44%)9/21 (43%)7/19 (37%)11/27 (41%)
    DT8/65 (12%)7/34 (21%)1/19 (53%)2/18 (11%)3/27 (11%)
Cohen et al9 ⩾ 50
    E:A9/91 (9.9%)4/44 (9.1%)3/25 (12%)1/28 (4%)3/34 (9%)
    IVRT20/95 (21%)10/47 (21%)6/27 (22%)6/30 (19%)8/37 (22%)
    DT11/93 (12%)8/45 (18%)2/27 (7%)2/29 (6%)5/37 (14%)
Spirito et al19 50–74
    E:A1/54 (2%)0/26 (0%)0/14 (0%)0/22 (0%)0/19 (0%)
    IVRT21/60 (35%)11/28 (39%)5/15 (33%)9/24 (36%)8/22 (36%)
    DT11/56 (20%)8/27 (30%)2/14 (14%)4/23 (17%)5/21 (24%)
European Study Group on Diastolic Heart Failure11 > 50
    IVRT45/95 (47%)18/47 (38%)14/27 (52%)15/30 (50%)16/37 (43%)
    E:A+DT3/91 (3%)2/45 (4%)1/25 (4%)0/29 (0%)1/35 (3%)