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Table 4 Prevalence of borderline ECG findings in the male and female marathon runners

From: Prevalence of abnormal and borderline electrocardiogram changes in 13, 079 Chinese amateur marathon runners

 

Men (n = 9897)

Women(n = 3182)

Total(n = 13,079)

P*

n %

n %

n %

Right axis deviation

176 1.78%

28 0.88%

204 1.56%

< 0.01

Left axis deviation

98 0.99%

9 0.28%

107 0.82%

< 0.01

Left atrial enlargement

70 0.71%

22 0.69%

92 0.70%

> 0.05

Right atrial enlargement

55 0.56%

16 0.50%

70 0.54%

> 0.05

Complete RBBB

18 0.18%

1 0.03%

19 0.15%

< 0.05

Any of the above findings

386 3.90%

66 2.07%

452 3.46%

< 0.01

  1. Note: *: p value of chi-square test between men and women
  2. RBBB right bundle branch block