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Table 6 Characteristics of cardiac parameters for survivors and deceased in 57 outpatient clinics and 54 group home residents at baseline

From: The vital prognosis of elderly adults living in a group home in their mid-eighties

 

OPC (n = 57)

GH (n = 54)

Survivors (n = 30–43)

Deceased (n = 8–14)

p value

Survivors (n = 15–27)

Deceased (n = 12–27)

p value

Chest X-ray

n = 41

n = 14

 

n = 15

n = 20

 

 CTR, %

51.7 (48.0–55.7)

54.9 (49.4–61.5)

0.065

52.0 (45.6–55.1)

53.5 (51.4–56.7)

0.122

Holter electrocardiogram

n = 30

n = 10

 

n = 18

n = 12

 

 PVC degree

2.19 ± 0.90

2.17 ± 0.83

0.747

1.56 ± 0.86

1.83 ± 1.27

0.692

 SVA degree

3.00 ± 1.05

3.03 ± 1.07

0.259

2.78 ± 0.88

3.17 ± 1.12

0.415

Electrocardiogram

n = 43

n = 14

 

n = 27

n = 27

 

 Left ventricular hypertrophy

12 (29 %)

5 (38 %)

0.500

4 (17 %)

2 (10 %)

0.485

 Left atrial overload

12 (30 %)

3 (38 %)

0.676

4 (17 %)

12 (50 %)

0.018

 Left axis deviation

5 (12 %)

6 (43 %)

0.010

9 (36 %)

7 (28 %)

0.544

 Right axis deviation

1 (2 %)

1 (7 %)

0.395

0 (0 %)

1 (4 %)

0.312

 Atrial fibrillation

3 (7 %)

6 (43 %)

0.001

2 (8 %)

1 (4 %)

0.552

 Supraventricular extrasystole

4 (9 %)

2 (14 %)

0.598

2 (8 %)

4 (16 %)

0.384

 Ventricular extrasystole

4 (9 %)

0 (0 %)

0.237

1 (4 %)

1 (4 %)

1.000

 Left bundle branch block

1 (2 %)

0 (0 %)

0.565

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

 Right bundle branch block

2 (5 %)

1 (7 %)

0.717

3 (12 %)

5 (20 %)

0.44

  1. Data are presented as the median values (lower quartile–upper quartile) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. CTR cardiothoracic ratio, PVC premature ventricular contraction, SVA supraventricular arrhythmia