Table 1

Baseline characteristics

No ECG groupECG group
ParticipantsN=150N=802
Male (%)4951
Female (%)5149
Age (years old)15.515.5
Ethnicity91% Caucasian, 4.7% African-American, 2.7% mixed71.2% Caucasian, 10.6% Asian, 9.5% mixed, 3.9% African-American, 3% Hispanic
Ongoing medical conditions (%)9.3 (6 asthma)18.5 (10 asthma)
Positive response to the PRIME-MD screening for possible trait anxiety (%)2748.60
Family member or close friend who has died of cardiac disease <50 years old (%)12.2016.20
Worried about having a heart condition (%)1.405
  • PRIME-MD, Primary Care Evaluation of Medical Disorders.