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Table 3 Relation of standardized ECG parameters to metabolic syndrome scores (range 0–5)

From: Association of metabolic syndrome and electrocardiographic markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease

ECG parameter

All

Non-obese (84%)

Obese (16%)

p value int

Heart rate

0.17 (0.15, 0.19)

0.16 (0.13, 0.19)

0.12 (0.09, 0.16)

0.137

P duration

0.07 (0.05, 0.10)

0.05 (0.02, 0.09)

0.00 (−0.04, 0.03)

0.027

QRS duration

0.04 (0.01, 0.06)

0.02 (−0.01, 0.06)

0.04 (0.00, 0.07)

0.466

PR interval

0.01 (−0.02, 0.04)

0.00 (−0.04, 0.04)

0.01 (−0.03, 0.04)

0.866

QTc interval

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

0.04 (0.00, 0.07)

0.05 (0.01, 0.09)

0.335

P axis

−0.10 (−0.12, −0.07)

−0.08 (−0.12, −0.05)

−0.01 (−0.05, 0.02)

0.001

T axis

−0.07 (−0.10, −0.05)

−0.07 (−0.11, −0.04)

0.04 (0.00, 0.08)

<0.001

QRS axis

−0.19 (−0.22, −0.16)

−0.17 (−0.21, −0.13)

−0.05 (−0.08, −0.02)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as β (95% CI); change in Z-score of ECG parameter per metabolic syndrome component. Results were based on weighted analysis. Multivariate model adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, smoking, alcohol intake, education level, physical activity and statin use