Electrocardiogram Minnesota codings from 30 000 adult cases with Kazakh ethnicity in Xinjiang,China

VernacularTitle:新疆地区30 000名哈萨克族成年人心电图明尼苏达编码分析
Author: Ping QIU ; Wu-Hong LU ; Zhi-Qiang LIU ; Hong-Yan YAN ; Ba-Ti KONG ; Gen SHA ; Peng-Yi HE
Keywords: Electrocardiography; Minnesota code; Kazakh; Adult
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2010;31(4):451-454
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the abnormal Minnesota code (MC) distribution and interrelated characteristic on electrocardiograms (ECGs) of the adult Kazakh population.Methods Resting ECGs and blood press of randomly sampled 30 000 adult Kazakh people in three Northern regions of Xinjiang were continuously examined and analyzed,using Minnesota code recommended by WHO as the classification of ECG.Results The overall rate of abnormal ECG findings was 248.60‰,and the main abnormality in males was 146.83‰,compared to 157.71‰ in females.The prevalence rates of abnormal ST-T changes,the total arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation (AF) were 100.03‰,71.17‰ and 2.83‰ respectively.There were statistically significant differences among the main abnormities from the three regions.Conclusion The ECGs abnormalities of adult Kazakh people were high.There was significant relation found between the main abnormalities and hypertension.The prevalence of AF was different from the domestically reported literature that calls for further study.