Table 1.
Descriptive information about the reviewed articles (n = 84).
| Descriptor and citations | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Title contains word palpitations47,58 | 2 (2) |
| Region | |
| Africa36,88,103 | 3 (4) |
| Asia, East50,51,60,65,73,76,93,105,113–116 | 12 (14) |
| Asia, North58,67,74,86,94,100 | 6 (7) |
| Asia, South41,52,54,70,85,91,92,111 | 8 (10) |
| Asia, South East34,90,102,106,107 | 5 (6) |
| Australia64,89 | 2 (2) |
| Europe, Continental39,63,71,72,81,96,101 | 7 (8) |
| Europe, Eastern and Central37,42,49,55,56,61,79,80,99,104,108,110 | 12 (14) |
| Latin America43–46,48,53,59,62,75,77,82–84,87,95,109 | 16 (19) |
| Middle East35,38,57,68,69 | 5 (6) |
| North America33,47,66,78,97,112 | 6 (7) |
| Scandinavia 40 | 1 (1) |
| Multiple regions 98 | 1 (1) |
| Sample size | |
| 69–19938,39,50,53,55,62,71–74,77,78,88,96,115 | 15 (18) |
| 200–50034,35,37,41,46,51,54,56–59,61,63,65,66,68–70,79,80,90,92,97,99–101,103–110,113,114 | 36 (43) |
| 501–99936,47–49,52,81–83,86,87,91,95,102,111,112,116 | 16 (19) |
| 1000–499940,42,60,64,67,75,76,85,93,94,98 | 11 (13) |
| 5000–12,42533,43–45,84,89 | 6 (7) |
| Variables evaluated as potential correlates a | |
| Demographic33,34,47,58,65,66,68,82,83,85–87,97,98,103,110,115 | 17 (20) |
| Clinical33–42,44–47,49,50,52,54–59,62–64,67–76,78–81,84–86,88–96,99–102,104,106–108,111–114,116 | 65 (77) |
| Biomarkers77,79,80,86,112 | 5 (6) |
| Symptom/QOL40,41,43,47,48,51,53,56,58,60,61,67,76,105,108,109 | 16 (19) |
| All four categories | 0 (0) |
QOL: quality of life.
a
Exceeds 100% because articles could contain more than one category of correlates.