Table 3.
ECG abnormalities according to gender
| Variable | Total (n=890) frequency(%) |
Males 490 (55.1%) |
Females 400 (44.9%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrial fibrillation | 36 (4.2) | 12 (2.5) | 24 (6.2) | 0.009 |
| Atrial flutter | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) | 0.846 |
| Other Arrhythmias | 75 (8.9) | 38 (8.2) | 37 (9.6) | 0.466 |
| Conduction abnormality | 106 (12.7) | 55 (12.0) | 51 (13.5) | 0.539 |
| Atrial enlargement | 466 (55.1) | 273 (59.1) | 193 (50.4) | 0.011 |
| LVH* | 397 (54.8) | 192 (48.7) | 205 (61.9) | <0.001 |
| LVH with ST-T changes | 219 (25.5) | 124 (26.2) | 95 (24.7) | 0.607 |
| Prolonged QTC interval | 235 (28.6) | 138 (30.3) | 97 (26.5) | 0.228 |
| Short QTC interval | 49 (6.0) | 26 (5.7) | 23 (6.3) | 0.732 |
| Any ECG abnormality | 708 (85.4) | 381 (84.5) | 327 (86.5) | 0.410 |
*
either Sokolow, Cornell voltage or product. LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy