BACKGROUND: There has been no large study of ECG measures derived by automated methods in an apparently healthy indigenous West African population. METHODS: ECGs were recorded from apparently healthy Nigerians and analysed using automated methods. Age and sex based normal ranges were then established. RESULTS: A total of 782 males and 479 females aged between 20 and 87years were studied. Mean QRS duration in males was 87.9±9.4ms and 83.4±7.6ms in females (P<.0001). Mean QTc (Hodges) was 393±16ms in males and 406±16ms in females (P<.0001). The Cornell index (SV3+RaVL) was higher in males and decreased with increasing age in males though the reverse was true in females (P<.0001). STj amplitude was lower in older compared to younger males and higher in males. CONCLUSION: This is the first large study of automated ECG measurements from healthy blacks living in West Africa which allows the determination of ECG normal limits in such a population.
BACKGROUND: There has been no large study of ECG measures derived by automated methods in an apparently healthy indigenous West African population. METHODS: ECGs were recorded from apparently healthy Nigerians and analysed using automated methods. Age and sex based normal ranges were then established. RESULTS: A total of 782 males and 479 females aged between 20 and 87years were studied. Mean QRS duration in males was 87.9±9.4ms and 83.4±7.6ms in females (P<.0001). Mean QTc (Hodges) was 393±16ms in males and 406±16ms in females (P<.0001). The Cornell index (SV3+RaVL) was higher in males and decreased with increasing age in males though the reverse was true in females (P<.0001). STj amplitude was lower in older compared to younger males and higher in males. CONCLUSION: This is the first large study of automated ECG measurements from healthy blacks living in West Africa which allows the determination of ECG normal limits in such a population.
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