Table 3.
Age-standardized mean values and prevalence of risk factors in women by ECG abnormality group
| ECG abnormalities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean values and prevalence | Definite MI | Possible MI | Left VH | Ischemia | Marginal or absent | P from Anova |
| n = 14 | n = 69 | n = 584 | n = 105 | n = 5705 | ||
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 53.0 (6.40) | 51.0 (7.41) | 54.3b (6.66) | 53.9b (6.62) | 50.9c,d (6.91) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 168.9 (38.9) | 150.3 (28.2.) | 162.5b (27.1) | 146.3a,c (25.8) | 139.1a,b,c,d (22.8) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 98.8 (19.0) | 91.4 (14.4) | 97.0b (13.7) | 90.2c (13.0) | 87.5a,c,d (12.1) | < 0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 32.3 (6.79) | 30.1 (5.14) | 31.3 (6.28) | 30.2 (5.71) | 29.2c,d (5.63) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 5.68 (1.08) | 5.78 (1.39) | 6.14 (1.21) | 6.40b (1.47) | 5.99d (1.27) | < 0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 3.12 (0.99) | 3.56 (1.29) | 3.95 (1.19) | 4.22a,b (1.39) | 3.83d (1.21) | < 0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.66 (1.02) | 1.41 (0.39) | 1.51 (0.41) | 1.47 (0.41) | 1.51 (0.41) | 0.072 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean, (SD) | 1.49 (0.77) | 1.53 (1.00) | 1.54 (0.74) | 1.60 (0.95) | 1.45d (0.77) | 0.001 |
| P from χ2 | ||||||
| Arterial hypertension, % | 85.7 | 68.2 | 86.2b | 65.0c | 55.4c,d | < 0.001 |
| Regular smoking, % | 21.4 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 0.030 |
| Total cholesterol > 5.0 mmol/L, % | 76.9 | 72.1 | 85.9 | 85.3 | 78.6d | 0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol > 3.0 mmol/L, % | 54.5 | 70.0 | 77.3 | 82.9 | 74.6d | 0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol < 1.0 mmol/L, % | 41.7 | 32.3 | 21.5 | 25.2 | 22.3 | 0.072 |
| Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/L, % | 25.0 | 24.2 | 31.3 | 34.5 | 28.5 | 0.065 |
| Normal weight, BMI < 25.0 kg/m2, % | 7.7 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 19.7 | 24.2 | < 0.001 |
| Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2,% | 23.1 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 36.3 | |
| Obesity, BMI > 30.0 kg/m2, % | 69.2 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 53.9 | 39.5c,d | |
ap < 0.05 compared to definite MI group, Bonferroni test. bp < 0.05 compared to possible MI group, Bonferroni test. cp < 0.05 compared to left VH group, Bonferroni test, dp < 0.05 compared to left VH group, Bonferroni test. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, ECG electrocardiogram, HDL high-density lipoproteins, MI – myocardial infarction, LDL low-density lipoproteins, VH ventricular hypertrophy
Bold typeface of P values indicates significance