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. 2017 Jun 13;17:152. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0572-8

Table 3.

ECG parameters for patients from 1 to 29 years-old: (1st percentile; 2nd percentile; 50th percentile; 98th percentile; 99th percentile)

Parameter Sex 1–2 3–4 5–7 8–11 12–15 16–19 20–29
Heart rate (bpm) Male (52; 59; 107; 166; 170) (67; 70; 97; 132; 139) (59; 61; 86; 120; 126) (53; 55; 76; 108; 114) (47; 49; 69; 101; 107) (44; 46; 65; 98; 105) (44; 46; 65; 98; 104)
Female (58; 66; 108; 163; 199) (64; 69; 98; 138; 141) (62; 64; 88; 124; 133) (56; 58; 81; 115; 121) (52; 54; 75; 107; 114) (51; 53; 73; 105; 112) (51; 53; 73; 104; 111)
P Frontal Axis (°) Male (−95; −10; 53; 85; 116) (−30; −14; 50; 79; 96) (−34; −22; 44; 74; 81) (−35; −21; 41; 74; 79) (−33; −20; 44; 77; 82) (−32; −21; 54; 81; 85) (−22; −13; 54; 80; 85)
Female (−12; −6; 53; 78; 85) (−30; −10; 51; 76; 90) (−19; −11; 49; 74; 83) (−21; −12; 45; 74; 78) (−21; −13; 48; 76; 80) (−22; −13; 51; 77; 82) (−18; −11; 51; 78; 81)
QRS Frontal Axis (°) Male (−46; −26; 61; 124; 132) (−21; −9; 61; 99; 111) (−29; −10; 64; 101; 111) (−31; −8; 64; 99; 107) (−28; −11; 66; 101; 107) (−41; −18; 68; 100; 107) (−37; −20; 59; 96; 101)
Female (−49; −20; 62; 102; 136) (−22; −3; 66; 102; 108) (−9; 0; 67; 100; 109) (−14; 0; 66; 98; 104) (−8; 2; 65; 95; 100) (−13; 0; 63; 95; 99) (−16; −5; 56; 89; 95)
T Frontal Axis (°) Male (−9; 2; 43; 70; 73) (5; 9; 43; 65; 69) (7; 13; 45; 67; 70) (7; 12; 46; 68; 71) (2; 9; 48; 71; 73) (−3; 3; 47; 72; 75) (−12; −5; 40; 71; 75)
Female (8; 12; 43; 73; 77) (−4; 0; 42; 68; 70) (4; 9; 44; 68; 71) (1; 8; 45; 69; 72) (0; 4; 44; 69; 73) (−2; 3; 42; 70; 73) (−7; −1; 38; 68; 72)
Overall P Duration (ms) Male (63; 64; 84; 124; 142) (64; 70; 86; 112; 124) (64; 68; 88; 114; 128) (68; 72; 94; 118; 132) (68; 72; 98; 124; 134) (68; 74; 102; 126; 134) (72; 78; 106; 132; 138)
Female (52; 63; 84; 115; 128) (64; 68; 86; 115; 127) (68; 72; 90; 116; 128) (70; 72; 94; 116; 130) (72; 76; 98; 124; 132) (72; 78; 100; 128; 134) (74; 78; 104; 132; 138)
Overall PR Interval (ms) Male (81; 86; 118; 184; 192) (90; 92; 122; 170; 186) (90; 94; 124; 174; 188) (96; 100; 132; 180; 190) (98; 104; 136; 188; 202) (102; 106; 142; 196; 206) (104; 110; 148; 200; 212)
Female (84; 87; 118; 171; 178) (88; 90; 120; 166; 171) (90; 94; 124; 166; 173) (94; 98; 128; 178; 188) (98; 102; 136; 184; 196) (98; 104; 138; 188; 198) (102; 106; 142; 192; 202)
Overall QRS Duration (ms) Male (60; 62; 74; 98; 101) (64; 66; 76; 92; 96) (66; 66; 80; 99; 102) (68; 70; 84; 102; 106) (72; 74; 90; 108; 112) (74; 76; 94; 114; 116) (76; 78; 96; 114; 116)
Female (58; 60; 72; 97; 100) (62; 62; 74; 90; 94) (62; 64; 78; 96; 98) (66; 68; 80; 98; 100) (68; 70; 84; 102; 106) (70; 70; 86; 104; 108) (70; 72; 88; 106; 110)
QT Interval (ms) Male (239; 250; 314; 412; 426) (276; 281; 332; 396; 405) (294; 300; 356; 412; 423) (314; 322; 378; 436; 446) (324; 332; 390; 452; 460) (320; 328; 390; 454; 462) (324; 332; 390; 456; 464)
Female (224; 255; 314; 419; 454) (271; 278; 332; 396; 412) (286; 296; 350; 402; 408) (306; 314; 368; 426; 434) (314; 322; 380; 440; 450) (316; 326; 382; 442; 450) (320; 328; 386; 446; 454)
QTc Hodges (ms) Male (367; 370; 405; 444; 455) (364; 369; 399; 430; 437) (370; 375; 403; 436; 441) (374; 377; 408; 440; 445) (370; 374; 408; 446; 452) (364; 368; 400; 442; 450) (365; 368; 400; 442; 449)
Female (363; 367; 404; 459; 470) (369; 371; 401; 436; 440) (371; 375; 403; 431; 437) (373; 378; 407; 438; 442) (375; 379; 409; 443; 449) (373; 377; 408; 443; 449) (375; 379; 411; 447; 452)
QTc Bazett (ms) Male (377; 384; 421; 459; 469) (377; 384; 421; 460; 467) (381; 388; 425; 463; 469) (381; 386; 425; 463; 469) (368; 374; 419; 462; 468) (358; 364; 406; 452; 458) (359; 364; 406; 451; 459)
Female (380; 383; 421; 467; 479) (382; 388; 424; 464; 470) (385; 390; 425; 461; 467) (384; 389; 427; 465; 471) (382; 387; 426; 466; 471) (377; 383; 423; 463; 469) (379; 385; 426; 466; 471)
QTc Fridericia (ms) Male (332; 342; 381; 429; 434) (349; 358; 389; 427; 432) (361; 367; 400; 439; 443) (371; 376; 408; 442; 447) (368; 372; 408; 447; 453) (362; 366; 400; 441; 448) (363; 367; 400; 439; 446)
Female (332; 339; 383; 445; 453) (354; 358; 391; 431; 438) (361; 366; 398; 433; 436) (369; 374; 406; 440; 444) (372; 377; 410; 446; 451) (371; 375; 408; 444; 450) (374; 378; 411; 448; 454)
QTc Framingham (ms) Male (336; 344; 382; 429; 435) (355; 361; 390; 426; 430) (364; 371; 401; 436; 441) (374; 378; 409; 442; 446) (368; 373; 409; 446; 452) (359; 365; 400; 440; 447) (361; 365; 400; 438; 444)
Female (332; 345; 382; 441; 448) (358; 359; 390; 428; 435) (363; 369; 399; 430; 434) (372; 376; 406; 439; 444) (375; 379; 410; 444; 450) (373; 377; 409; 444; 449) (375; 380; 412; 447; 453)