Table 4

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

Darier group (n = 7)Control group (n = 10)p Value
Values are means (SEM).
*Significant differences.
Age (years)47.7 (2.2)47.7 (2.3)0.992
LVMI (g/m2)126.3 (7.3)122.3 (9.1)0.751
Resting FS (%)40.7 (2.7)40.4 (3.1)0.302
Resting E:A ratio1.2 (0.09)1.3 (0.09)0.882
Resting DT (ms)216.1 (22.3)211.9 (17.6)0.946
Exercise duration (min)13.6 (1.5)15.2 (1.0)0.161
HRmax (beats/min)122.3 (2.7)136.2 (6.2)0.083
Vo2peak (ml/kg/min)18.7 (1.6)21.1 (1.3)0.098