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Table 2 Characteristics of the three cases with atrial fibrillation in the Ghanaian study population

From: Scarcity of atrial fibrillation in a traditional African population: a community-based study

Case

Sex

Age

HR

RR

BMI

Gluc

Smok

Isch

Infa

SES

1

♀

76

104

140/85

21.8

3.2

–

–

–

420

2

♂

76

80

165/80

17.5

3.1

–

–

–

530

3

♂

76

104

125/80

19.1

3.8

+

–

–

1,030

  1. HR: ventricular heart rate (/min). RR: systolic/diastolic blood pressure (mmHg). BMI: body mass index (kg/m2). Smok: smoking. Gluc: capillary blood glucose concentration (mmol/l). Isch: electrocardiographic myocardial ischaemia-like repolarisation abnormalities. Infa: electrocardiographic infarction. SES: household value (US$). Smok, Isch, and Infa, are designated as present (+) or absent (–).
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