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Table 4 Quantitative variables found on ECG from T. cruzi positive, discordant and negative government working dogs

From: Selected cardiac abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi serologically positive, discordant, and negative working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border

ECG variable

Positive (N = 17)

Negative (N = 18)

Discordant (N = 4)

ANOVA P-Value

Maximum HR (bpm)

218.5 (131–285)

245.5 (206–308)

214.8 (173–264)

0.09

Minimum HR (bpm)

28.3 (18–56)

28.4 (20–45)

24.3 (22–28)

0.58

Mean HR (bpm)

76.4 (54–124)

76.4 (58–103)

69.8 (64–79)

0.65

Pauses > 3 s

14.8 (0–164)

2.7 (0–25)

3.8 (1–10)

0.40

Longest RR Interval(s)

3.0 (1.7–4.2)

2.9 (1.7–4.1)

3.4 (3.1–4.1)

0.40

  1. Mean and range is reported for each variable. HR Heart Rate, bpm beats per minute