Abstract
As part of the Strong Heart Study assessment of prevalent cardiovascular disease in middle-aged to elderly American Indians, the prevalence of major Minnesota code electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities was assessed in 4,531 participants aged 45 to 74 years (59% women) in selected tribal communities in Arizona, South and North Dakota, and Oklahoma. The overall prevalence of major ECG abnormalities was lowest in Arizona participants, (e.g., definite ECG myocardial infarction in 0.3% vs 1.8% in the other centers), although nearly two thirds of them had diabetes. One or more major ECG abnormality occurred in progressively more women (10.4% to 21.2%) and men (13.3% to 32%) (both p < 0.0001) from 45- to 54- to 55- to 64- and 65- to 74-year age groups, with the latter prevalence rates exceeding those in predominately white age peers in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Diabetes in women, but not in men, and hypertension in both genders showed positive associations with prevalence rates of major ECG abnormalities compatible with coronary artery disease or hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy. Hypercholesterolemia was not associated with ECG abnormalities except for definite myocardial infarction in women. In conclusion, major ECG abnorma...Continue Reading
References
May 15, 1992·The American Journal of Cardiology·C D FurbergP M Rautaharju
Mar 1, 1990·Circulation·D LevyW P Castelli
Mar 1, 1990·Circulation·R G NelsonP H Bennett
Nov 1, 1985·Diabetes Care·M I HarrisP H Bennett
Jan 1, 1993·Diabetes Care·T K Welty, J L Coulehan
Jun 1, 1960·Circulation·H BLACKBURNS PUNSAR
Jun 1, 1965·Circulation·L D OSTRANDERF H EPSTEIN
Citations
Jan 31, 2014·Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry : IJCB·Kapil D LahiriHarendra N Das
Oct 1, 2009·Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry : IJCB·T Malati, M R U Mahesh
Dec 1, 2001·Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America·P W Wilson
Feb 13, 2004·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research·Ulla MolanderBertil Steen
May 3, 2001·Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology : the Official Journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc·P M OkinB V Howard
Apr 29, 2006·American Heart Journal·Aida Jimenez-CoronaPeter H Bennett
Jun 15, 2004·The American Journal of Cardiology·Barry J MaronRichard B Devereux
Sep 5, 2001·Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases·E A AshleyV Froelicher
May 11, 1999·Circulation·B V HowardT K Welty
Jan 5, 2000·Circulation·P M OkinT K Welty
Jun 20, 2007·Circulation·Silvana CicalaRichard B Devereux
Dec 22, 2007·AIDS·Andrew CarrUNKNOWN SMART Study Investigators
Feb 27, 2021·Annals of Global Health·Christopher J RowanMichael D Gurven