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. 2019 Feb 26;27(4):208–213. doi: 10.1007/s12471-019-1247-0

Table 3.

Comparison of R14del-positive patients by age

Characteristic Age >45 years
(n = 16)
Age <45 years
(n = 18)
p-value
Age, median (IQR)  56.5 (54, 59.5)  29 (24, 30) <0.001
Sex, female (%)   9 (56)   7 (39)  0.31
Low-voltage QRS (%)  11 (92)   2 (20) <0.001
T‑wave inversion (%)   7 (70)   3 (33)  0.11
Signal-averaged ECG
– Filtered QRS duration, ms (IQR) 108 (104, 113) 108 (100, 112)  0.58
– Low-amplitude signal, ms (IQR)  46 (42, 53)  34 (28.5, 35.5) 0.007
– Root-mean-square, µV (IQR)  15 (11–23)  33 (26.5, 45) 0.005
– Late potentials, ≥1 (%)   9 (82)   2 (17) 0.002
Holter monitoring
– PVCs, median (IQR) 882.5 (470, 2653)   2 (1, 370) <0.001
– > 500 PVCs (%)   9 (64)   3 (21) 0.022
LV dysfunction (%)  10 (67)   0 (0) <0.001

IQR interquartile range, PVC premature ventricular complex, LV left ventricular