Association of fat-free mass and training status with left ventricular size and mass in endurance-trained athletes
Gillian A. Whalley, MHSc, DMU*,*,
Robert N. Doughty, MD, FRACP*,
Greg D. Gamble, MSc*,
Helen C. Oxenham, MBChB, MRCP*,
Helen J. Walsh, RN, BSc*,
Ian R. Reid, FRACP, MD* and
James C. Baldi, PhD
* Departments of Medicine
Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Figure 1 Spearman correlation of left ventricular (LV) mass and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) with body surface area (BSA), height2.7, fat free mass (FFM), and fat mass (open circles = untrained men; solid circles = trained endurance athletes).
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