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. 2013 Feb 28;7(2):e2078. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002078

Table 2. Quantitative ECG measurements in T.cruzi seropositive and seronegative subjects.

ECG variable Seropositive Seronegative p- value*
N = 499 N = 488
Heart Rate (bpm) 62 (57–69) 64 (58–72) 0.003
PR duration (ms) 160 (144–178) 156 (142–168) 0.007
QRS duration (ms) 90 (84–104) 88 (82–95,75) <0.001
QT duration (ms) 420 (402–439) 412 (392–432) <0.001
QTc duration (ms) 429 (412–447) 427 (411–442) 0.061
HRV sdnn (ms) ** 16 (10–25) 22 (14–35) <0.001
HRV rmssd (ms) ** 18 (11–29) 24 (15–39) <0.001

Data is presented as median (interquartile range).

*

Reported if <0.05.

**

HRV data available in 467 seropositive and 458 seronegative subjects. QTc: corrected QT interval by Bazett's formula; HRV: heart rate variability; rmssd: root mean square of successive differences in normal RR intervals; sdnn: standard deviation of all normal RR intervals.