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Table 1 Characteristics in population with or without QTc prolongation

From: Effect of serum electrolytes within normal ranges on QTc prolongation: a cross-sectional study in a Chinese rural general population

Variables

Normal QTc

QTc prolongation

P value

n (%)

9913 (95.9)

421 (4.1)

 

Age, years

52.9 ± 10.2

58.6 ± 11.0

< 0.001

Gender(%)

 Male

4631 (46.7)

189 (44.9)

0.463

 Female

5282 (53.3)

232 (55.1)

 

Race (Han) (%)

9390 (94.7)

393 (93.3)

0.219

Current smoking (%)

3546 (35.8)

150 (35.6)

0.953

Current drinking (%)

2303 (23.2)

110 (26.1)

0.169

Physical activity (%)

 Low

2766 (27.9)

134 (31.8)

0.212

 Moderate

6590 (66.5)

264 (62.7)

 

 Heavy

557 (5.6)

23 (5.5)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 3.6

24.9 ± 3.5

0.132

waist circumference (cm)

81.9 ± 9.7

83.8 ± 9.5

< 0.001

Diet score

2.3 ± 1.1

2.3 ± 1.1

0.451

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

2.9 ± 0.8

3.0 ± 0.8

0.004

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

1.4 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.4

0.002

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.6 ± 1.5

1.6 ± 1.3

0.741

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 1.1

5.3 ± 1.1

0.017

Fasting glucose, mmol/L

5.8 ± 1.6

6.1 ± 2.2

0.06

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

139.2 ± 22.0

152.8 ± 27.6

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

81.2 ± 11.3

83.9 ± 13.8

< 0.001

Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

94.3 ± 14.3

92.0 ± 13.9

0.001

Serum uric acid, mmol/L

287.4 ± 82.0

293.0 ± 84.5

0.176

Serum sodium, mmol/L

141.2 ± 2.2

141.4 ± 2.4

0.124

Serum potassium, mmol/L

4.2 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.4

< 0.001

Serum calcium, mmol/L

2.32 ± 0.1

2.34 ± 0.1

< 0.001

Serum magnesium, mmol/L

0.8 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

0.022

LVMIht2.7, g/m2.7a

39.2 ± 28.3

43.1 ± 12.5

0.005

QTc Fredericia, ms

415.6 ± 18.8

470.1 ± 23.1

< 0.001

QRS duration> 120 ms

117 (1.2)

67 (15.9)

< 0.001

  1. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. P-values represent the result of standard T test or Pearson chi-square test to detect differences between the groups. The echocardiography measurements were showed in Additional file 1: Table S1