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The effect of age and gender on the electrocardiogram in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2007

Evren Semizel ,
Bülent Öztürk ,
Ozlem M. Bostan ,
Ergün Cil  and
Bülent Ediz
Evren Semizel*
Affiliation:
Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Bülent Öztürk
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Ozlem M. Bostan
Affiliation:
Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Ergün Cil
Affiliation:
Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Bülent Ediz
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
*
Correpondence to: Evren Semizel, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Bursa, Turkey. Tel: +90 224 2950450; Fax: +90 224 4428694; E-mail: evsem1@yahoo.co.uk
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Abstract

Our aim was to determine, using a computer program for measurement and analysis, the effects, if any, of age and gender on the electrocardiographic measurements in a large cohort of Turkish children. We analyzed standard simultaneous 12-lead electrocardiograms from 2241 healthy Turkish children, aged from 1 day to 16 years, to calculate limits of normality of a variety of electrocardiographic measurements for 12 age groups. Cinically significant differences were shown to exist, and the results compared with previously established normal limits. Differences were demonstrated for gender in measurements of both amplitude and duration, particularly in the adolescent period. We have provided tables and figures showing age and gender-dependent means and upper limits of normal electrocardiographic parameters for the important leads.

Keywords

Pediatricsgenderelectrocardiography
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 26 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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