TABLE 2.
Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Women in 4 Different Brugada Electrocardiogram Pattern Groups in the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan Cohort
| BrP (−) (n = 2,537) |
Brugada-Type ECG | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 (n = 1) |
Type 2 (n = 15) |
Type 3 (n = 44) |
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| Age, y | 69.0 ± 8.0 | 76.3 | 65.9 ± 6.5 | 68.9 ± 6.5 | .379 |
| Height, cm | 153.0 ± 5.8 | 147.0 | 153.9 ± 5.0 | 153.5 ± 6.3 | .638 |
| Weight, kg | 57.6 ± 9.4 | 49.3 | 50.4 ± 6.2 | 51.9 ± 8.4 | <.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.6 ± 3.6 | 22.8 | 21.2 ± 2.0 | 22.0 ± 3.3 | <.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 129.0 ± 19.4 | 123.0 | 124.2 ± 25.3 | 126.4 ± 19.6 | .644 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 69.7 ± 10.4 | 66.5 | 66.8 ± 13.7 | 68.4 ± 10.6 | .586 |
| Hypertensive | 930 (36.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (40.0) | 15 (34.1) | .856 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 434 (17.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (11.4) | .232 |
| Dyslipidemia | 923 (36.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | 21 (47.7) | .091 |
| Stroke | 93 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) | .839 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 24 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .903 |
| ECG parameters | |||||
| PR, ms | 167.1 ± 29.8 | 170.0 | 171.2 ± 19.8 | 158.1 ± 22.5 | .237 |
| QRS, ms | 90.7 ± 11.8 | 106.0 | 93.6 ± 11.7 | 89.8 ± 9.3 | .409 |
| QTc, ms | 443.0 ± 21.1 | 433.0 | 434.3 ± 21.5 | 440.4 ± 20.7 | .332 |
| Prognosis | |||||
| Cardiovascular death | 42 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .799 |
| Noncardiovascular death | 236 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | 7 (15.9) | .461 |
| All-cause death | 278 (11.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | 7 (15.9) | .733 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%).
Abbreviations: BrP, Brugada ECG pattern; BrP(−), Brugada ECG pattern negative; ECG, electrocardiogram.