Population-based values and abnormalities of the electrocardiogram in the general Dutch population: The LifeLines Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim is to present average values and prevalence of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities among the general Dutch population in the LifeLines Cohort.

Hypothesis

The ECG values previously studied in the Caucasian population of smaller cohorts will be confirmed with ECG data from LifeLines.

Methods

ECG data of 152 180 individuals age 18 to 93 years were available. Individuals with cardiovascular risk factors were excluded to analyze the healthy population. Average values of the ECG for the healthy population were presented as means with 95% and 99% confidence intervals and as medians with first and 99th percentiles.

Results

Median heart rate was highest in the youngest and oldest individuals of the healthy population. Median duration of P wave, P

SUBMITTER: van der Ende MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6490340 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature