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Table 5 Association between clinical-demographic variables and first degree A-V block in children with congenital heart disease

From: Prevalence of arrhythmias among children below 15 years of age with congenital heart diseases attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda

Variable

First Degree A-V Block

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

p-value

 

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

Age

 ≤5 years

22 (15.3 %)

122 (84.7 %)

0.21 (0.10–0.44)

<0.001

 > 5 years

22 (46.8 %)

25 (53.2 %)

Type of heart disease

 Cyanotic

11 (20.4 %)

43 (79.6 %)

0.81 (0.37–1.74)

0.583

 Acyanotic

33 (24.1 %)

104 (75.9 %)

Heart failure

 Mod/severe

20 (26.3 %)

56 (73.7 %)

1.35 (0.69–2.67)

0.382

 No/mild

24 (20.9 %)

91 (79.1 %)

Digoxin use

 Yes

17 (34 %)

33 (66 %)

2.18 (1.06–4.47)

0.034

 No

27 (19.2 %)

114 (80.8 %)