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The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of abnormal electrocardiographic findings in the young Iranian population and its association with blood pressure and obesity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951123004304_as2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 15084 children and adolescents were examined in a randomly selected population of Tehran city, Iran, between October 2017 and December 2018. Anthropometric values and blood pressure measurements were also assessed. A standard 12-lead electrocardiogram was recorded by a unique recorder, and those were examined by electrophysiologists.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951123004304_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>All students mean age was 12.3 \u00b1 3.1 years (6\u201318 years), and 52% were boys. A total of 2900 students (192.2\/1000 persons; 95% confidence interval 186\u2013198.6) had electrocardiographic abnormalities. The rate of electrocardiographic abnormalities was higher in boys than girls (p &lt; 0.001). Electrocardiographic abnormalities were significantly higher in thin than obese students (p &lt; 0.001), and there was a trend towards hypertensive individuals to have more electrocardiographic abnormalities compared to normotensive individuals (p = 0.063). Based on the multivariable analysis, individuals with electrocardiographic abnormalities were less likely to be girls (odds ratio 0.745, 95% confidence interval 0.682\u20130.814) and had a lower body mass index (odds ratio 0.961, 95% confidence interval 0.944\u20130.979).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951123004304_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this large-scale study, there was a high prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities among young population. In addition, electrocardiographic findings were significantly influenced by increasing age, sex, obesity, and blood pressure levels. 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