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Table 2 Prevalence of ventricular arrhythmia on ECG recordings (in percent)

From: Prevalence, correlates, and mortality impacts of ventricular arrhythmia among older men and women: a population-based cohort study in Moscow

  Prevalence
Both sexes Males Females P for male–female difference
n = 804 n = 928
Ventricular arrhythmia     
 Any VPC 79.8 87.8 72.9  < 0.001
 Freq VPC ≥ 10/h 17.3 23.0 12.4  < 0.001
 Freq VPC ≥ 30/h 9.4 12.4 6.7  < 0.001
 Freq VPC ≥ 100/h 3.5 4.9 2.3  < 0.01
 Polymorphic VPC 36.0 46.6 26.9  < 0.001
 VPC runs 6.2 9.5 3.5  < 0.001
  1. Adjusted for the difference in the educational composition of the general Moscow population
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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