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Table 3 Age-standardized mean values and prevalence of risk factors in women by ECG abnormality group

From: Trends in electrocardiographic abnormalities and risk of cardiovascular mortality in Lithuania, 1986–2015

ECG abnormalities

Mean values and prevalence

Definite MI

Possible MI

Left VH

Ischemia

Marginal or absent

P from Anova

 

n = 14

n = 69

n = 584

n = 105

n = 5705

 

Age, years, mean (SD)

53.0 (6.40)

51.0 (7.41)

54.3b (6.66)

53.9b (6.62)

50.9c,d (6.91)

< 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD)

168.9 (38.9)

150.3 (28.2.)

162.5b (27.1)

146.3a,c (25.8)

139.1a,b,c,d (22.8)

< 0.001

Diastolic BP, mmHg, mean (SD)

98.8 (19.0)

91.4 (14.4)

97.0b (13.7)

90.2c (13.0)

87.5a,c,d (12.1)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

32.3 (6.79)

30.1 (5.14)

31.3 (6.28)

30.2 (5.71)

29.2c,d (5.63)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)

5.68 (1.08)

5.78 (1.39)

6.14 (1.21)

6.40b (1.47)

5.99d (1.27)

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)

3.12 (0.99)

3.56 (1.29)

3.95 (1.19)

4.22a,b (1.39)

3.83d (1.21)

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)

1.66 (1.02)

1.41 (0.39)

1.51 (0.41)

1.47 (0.41)

1.51 (0.41)

0.072

Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean, (SD)

1.49 (0.77)

1.53 (1.00)

1.54 (0.74)

1.60 (0.95)

1.45d (0.77)

0.001

      

P from χ2

Arterial hypertension, %

85.7

68.2

86.2b

65.0c

55.4c,d

< 0.001

Regular smoking, %

21.4

8.7

7.0

5.7

9.1

0.030

Total cholesterol > 5.0 mmol/L, %

76.9

72.1

85.9

85.3

78.6d

0.001

LDL cholesterol > 3.0 mmol/L, %

54.5

70.0

77.3

82.9

74.6d

0.001

HDL cholesterol < 1.0 mmol/L, %

41.7

32.3

21.5

25.2

22.3

0.072

Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/L, %

25.0

24.2

31.3

34.5

28.5

0.065

Normal weight, BMI < 25.0 kg/m2, %

7.7

17.1

15.6

19.7

24.2

< 0.001

Overweight, BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m2,%

23.1

30.0

30.0

31.1

36.3

 

Obesity, BMI > 30.0 kg/m2, %

69.2

52.9

52.9

53.9

39.5c,d

 
  1. ap < 0.05 compared to definite MI group, Bonferroni test. bp < 0.05 compared to possible MI group, Bonferroni test. cp < 0.05 compared to left VH group, Bonferroni test, dp < 0.05 compared to left VH group, Bonferroni test. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, ECG electrocardiogram, HDL high-density lipoproteins, MI – myocardial infarction, LDL low-density lipoproteins, VH ventricular hypertrophy
  2. Bold typeface of P values indicates significance