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Table 6 Comparison of ECG and echocardiographic data from academy footballers against criteria for ARVC

From: Right ventricular assessment of the adolescent footballer’s heart

 

BF

WF

MF

Whole group

P

ARVC definite criteria % (n)

0.9 (111)

0.2 (630)

0 (76)

0.2 (817)

0.31

ARVC borderline criteria % (n)

9.9 (111)

0.6 (630)

3.9 (76)

2.2 (817)

0.0005*

RVOTp major % (n)

6.1 (99)

13.2 (570)

9.1 (66)

11.8 (735)

0.1

RVOTp minor % (n)

35 (99)

30 (570)

29 (66)

31 (735)

0.55

RVOT1 major % (n)

6.3 (111)

5.9 (630)

7.8 (76)

6.1 (817)

0.78

RVOT1 minor % (n)

22 (111)

21.9 (630)

23.6 (76)

23 (817)

0.19

RVFAC major % (n)

0 (88)

0.5 (425)

0

0.35 (564)

0.72

RVFAC minor % (n)

13.6 (88)

12.5 (425)

5.6 (51)

12 (564)

0.35

ECG Twi major % (n)

12 (166)

1 (826)

6.3 (95)

3.3 (1087)

0.005*

ECG Twi minor % (n)

1.2 (166)

1.1 (826)

2.1 (95)

1.2 (1087)

0.1

  1. ARVD arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, RVOTP right ventricular outflow tract parasternal long axis view, RVOT1 right ventricular outflow tract proximal, RV FAC right ventricle fractional area change, ECG electrocardiogram, BF black footballer, WF white footballer, MF mixed race footballer, N number, TWI T wave inversion
  2. *Statistically significant between Black footballers and White & Mixed Race footballers