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Comparison of subject heart data between men and women
| Age | 54.34 ± 19.31 | 53.83 ± 19.67 | 0.876 |
| Gross CTR (%) | 44.10 ± 6.97 | 47.09 ± 7.23 | 0.014 |
| Heart width (cm) | 12.50 ± 2.23 | 11.61 ± 1.61 | 0.005 |
| Thoracic width (cm) | 28.37 ± 1.69 | 24.74 ± 1.44 | <0.001 |
| Right CTR (%) | 28.04 ± 6.82 | 28.86 ± 5.67 | 0.440 |
| Left CTR (%) | 60.16 ± 10.63 | 65.32 ± 13.85 | 0.015 |