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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Usefulness of ECG criteria to rule out left ventricular hypertrophy in older individuals with true left bundle branch block: an observational study

Demographic data

All patients

(n = 68)

LVH patients

(n = 46)

Non-LVH patients

(n = 22)

P value

Age (years)

78.4 (73.3–83.4)

78.7 (74.5–79.9)

76.2 (71.6–80.6)

0.018

Female

38 (55.9%)

19 (41.3%)

19 (86.4%)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

25.3 (23–8–27.8)

24.8 (22.9–27.7)

26.0 (24.2–27.7)

0.235

SBP (mmHg)

120.0 (110.0–140.0)

120.0 (110.0–132.0)

121.0 (112.5–140.0)

0.256

DBP (mmHg)

71.5(60.0–80.0)

70.0 (60.0–80.0)

80.0 (71.5–80.0)

0.033

Heart rate (bpm)

67.0 (57.0–77.0)

69.0 (55.5–77.8)

65.0 (59.0–73.8)

0.854

Hypertension

50 (73.5%)

33 (71.7%)

17 (77.3%)

0.772

Type 2 diabetes

19 (27.9%)

10 (21.7%)

9 (40.9%)

0.148

Dyslipidemia

27 (39.7%)

18 (39.1%)

9 (40.9%)

1.000

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

11 (16.2%)

9 (19.6%)

2 (9.1%)

0.482

Coronary artery disease

32 (47.1%)

19 (41.3%)

13 (59.1%)

0.201

Previous myocardial infarction

17 (25.0%)

11 (23.9%)

6 (27.3%)

0.772

Previous CABG

14 (20.6%)

7 (15.2%)

7 (31.8%)

0.198

Previous PCI

18 (26.5%)

12 (26.1%)

6 (27.3%)

1.000

Peripheral artery disease

6 (8.8%)

4 (8.7%)

2 (9.1%)

1.000

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

8 (11.8%)

6 (13.0%)

2 (9.1%)

1.000

Medication use

    

ACEi

31 (45.6%)

20 (43.5%)

11 (50.0%)

0.795

ARBs

19 (27.9%)

13 (28.3%)

6 (27.3%)

1.000

CCBs

14 (20.6%)

8 (17.4%)

6 (27.3%)

0.356

Beta blocker

47 (69.1%)

33 (71.7%)

14 (63.76%)

0.579

Hydralazine/Nitrate

11 (16.2%)

8 (17.4%)

3 (13.6%)

1.000

Diuretic

44 (64.7%)

28 (60.9%)

16 (72.7%)

0.421

Days between echocardiogram and ECG

14 (1.0–43.3)

13.5(1.0–42.8)

14 (3.3–47.8)

0.506

  1. Demographic data of the cohort, according to the left ventricular hypertrophy status evaluated by echocardiography. Values are median and interquartile range or n (%)
  2. ACEi: = Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors; ARBs = Angiotensin Receptor blockers; BMI = Body Mass Index; CABG = Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; CCBs = Calcium Channel Blockers; DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure; PCI = Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure