Comparison of QRS duration in African blacks and European caucasians

Katibi, I., Clark, E., Devine, B., Lloyd, S. and Macfarlane, P.W. (2010) Comparison of QRS duration in African blacks and European caucasians. Computing in Cardiology, 37, pp. 701-704.

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the QRS duration in a large population of healthy individuals living in Nigeria with a Caucasian population living in Scotland. The Nigerian population consisted of 782 males and 479 females with an age range of 20-87 years. The Caucasian population consisted of 859 males and 637 females with an age range from 18-82 years. For the Nigerian population, the overall QRS duration for males was 87.9 ± 9.4ms and for females, it was 83.4 ± 7.6ms. For the Caucasian population, the overall QRS duration in males was 93.7 + 9.8ms and in females was 86.1 + 7.7ms. In both populations, the mean QRS duration was higher in males than in females. There was a significantly longer QRS duration in Caucasian males and females compared to their Nigerian counterparts. However, the upper limits of normal QRS duration differed little between the two races.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Macfarlane, Professor Peter and Devine, Mr Brian and Clark, Mrs Elaine and Lloyd, Miss Suzanne
• Authors: Katibi, I., Clark, E., Devine, B., Lloyd, S., and Macfarlane, P.W.
• Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Robertson Centre; ?? 20206000 ??; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
• Journal Name: Computing in Cardiology
• Publisher: Computing in Cardiology
• ISSN: 0276-6574
• Published Online: 01 January 2010
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2010 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Computing in Cardiology 37:701-704
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the authors