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. 2022 Jun 8;9(6):183. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9060183

Table 2.

Percentages of ECG changes in West African athletes.

Study Total Athlete Participants West African Athletes
TWI
Schimeid, 2009 155 20%
Pambo, 2020 75 32%
Pambo, 2019 159 40%
Riding, 2019 * 1698 6.4%
Anterior TWI
Schimeid, 2009 155 4.3%
Pambo, 2020 75 10.7%
Pambo, 2019 159 18.7%
Riding, 2019 * 1698 7.8%
Inferior TWI
Schimeid, 2009 155 0.5%
Pambo, 2020 75 8%
Pambo, 2019 159 8.8%
Riding, 2019 * 1698 3.6%
LVH
Ilodibia, 2021 77 40.3%
ST elevation
Pambo, 2020 75 45.3%
Pambo, 2019 159 47%
Ilodibia, 2021 77 29.9%
ER
Ilodibia, 2021 77 51.9%
Dome-shaped ST-Segment elevation with TWI
Ilodibia, 2021 77 27.3%
Percentage abnormal
Sokunbi, 2021 180 15%
Schmied, 2009 155 25.8%
Schmied, 2013 210 12.4%
Pambo, 2020 75 8%
Pambo, 2019 159 23.3%

Abbreviations: TWI, T-wave inversion; LVH, left-ventricular hypertrophy; ER, early repolarization. * Riding 2019 compared to Caucasian athletes and found a significant difference between West African and Caucasian athletes in all areas within the table.