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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression for associations between quartiles of serum electrolytes and QTc prolongation

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

  

Total sample

Male

Female

Thresholds (mmol/L)

OR

Lower

Upper

OR

Lower

Upper

OR

Lower

Upper

Serum sodium

 Quartile1

<140.0

Reference

  

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Quartile2

140.0-140.9

0.89

0.63

1.24

0.84

0.53

1.34

1.00

0.61

1.65

 Quartile3

141.0-141.9

0.61 *

0.43 *

0.87 *

0.47 *

0.28 *

0.80 *

0.83

0.50

1.37

 Quartile4

> 142.0

0.83

0.62

1.11

0.67

0.44

1.03

1.11

0.72

1.72

Serum potassium

 Quartile1

<4.00

1.72 *

1.30 *

2.28 *

1.67 *

1.10 *

2.54 *

2.02 *

1.36 *

3.01 *

 Quartile2

4.00-4.19

1.32

0.98

1.78

1.19

0.77

1.85

1.54 *

1.01

2.35

 Quartile3

4.20-4.39

1.04

0.76

1.43

0.85

0.53

1.37

1.27

0.83

1.95

 Quartile4

> 4.40

Reference

  

Reference

  

Reference

  

Serum Calcium

 Quartile1

<2.24

Reference

  

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Quartile2

2.24-2.32

1.30

0.94

1.79

1.60

0.99

2.60

1.09

0.70

1.70

 Quartile3

2.33-2.41

1.28

0.92

1.78

1.41

0.85

2.34

1.19

0.76

1.86

 Quartile4

> 2.42

1.30

0.92

1.83

1.16

0.68

1.99

1.40

0.89

2.22

Serum magnesium

 Quartile1

<0.80

Reference

  

Reference

  

Reference

  

 Quartile2

0.80-0.83

1.33

0.91

1.95

1.83

0.97

3.46

1.13

0.70

1.83

 Quartile3

0.84-0.89

1.88 *

1.20 *

2.93 *

4.06 *

2.00 *

8.22 *

1.05

0.58

1.91

 Quartile4

> 0.90

1.55 *

1.06 *

2.26 *

2.47 *

1.32 *

4.64 *

1.21

0.74

1.96

  1. All the serum electrolytes were adjusted by each other in the same model. The other adjustment factors included age, serum uric acid, body mass index, waist circumference, race, diet score, current smoking, current drinking, physical activity, eGFR, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes and LVH
  2. OR odds ratio
  3. *P < 0.05