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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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