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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population according to ECG status

From: The association between continuous metabolic syndrome score and its components with electrocardiographic abnormalities in community-dwelling older adults: the Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program

 

ECG Category

Normal (No ECG abnormality) (n = 1879)

Minor ECG abnormality (n = 193)

Major ECG abnormality (n = 354)

P-value

Sex (Men), %

939(50.0)

50(25.9)

177(50.0)

0.104

Physical activity, %

439(23.4)

46(23.8)

70(19.8)

0.186

Current Smoking, %

387(20.6)

39(20.2)

78(22.1)

0.584

Age, (Years)

69.14 ± 6.32

69.95 ± 6.69

70.12 ± 6.60

0.012

Waist circumference (cm)

98.67 ± 11.76

100.09 ± 12.01

98.20 ± 13.31

0.200

Hip circumference (cm)

102.51 ± 10.02

103.98 ± 10.80

102.11 ± 10.53

0.104

BMI, (Kg/m2)

27.50 ± 4.90

27.92 ± 5.22

27.37 ± 4.73

0.436

Education, (Years)

5.37 ± 5.05

4.58 ± 4.87

4.64 ± 4.92

0.008

MAP

100.61 ± 10.53

100.45 ± 11.11

102.87 ± 11.95

0.001

FBG (mg/dl)

105.48 ± 41.07

109.74 ± 50.31

108.28 ± 45.80

0.258

TG (mg/dl)

136.18 ± 71.65

135.18 ± 64.97

134.97 ± 66.90

0.946

HDL-C (mg/dl)

45.94 ± 11.06

47.28 ± 12.29

45.21 ± 11.40

0.120

cMetS score

-0.06 ± 2.76

0.09 ± 3.00

0.27 ± 2.88

0.110

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI; Body Mass Index, FBG; fasting blood glucose, TG; triglyceride, HDL-c; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MAP; mean arterial pressure, cMetS; continuous metabolic syndrome