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Published in final edited form as: J Electrocardiol. 2010 Jan 25;43(3):251–259. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.12.009

Table 3.

Multivariate Conditional Logistic Regression Models for SCD.

OR
(95% CI)
p-value
Model 1. Usable TWA in Ch 2 and VPCs (N=133, 46 SCD)
Lower half of VPCs (≤30, N=58,
9 SCD)
1.0 NA
Upper half of VPCs (>30, N=88,
40 SCD)
6.62
(2.30–19.06)
<0.001
TWA>37 µV in Ch2 (N=35, 14
SCD)
4.84
(1.48–15.81)
0.009
  Model 2. Usable Frequency Domain HRV with VPCs (N=128, 38 SCD)
Lower half of VPCs (≤30, N=58,
9 SCD)
1
Upper half of VPCs (>30, N=86,
40 SCD)
6.91
(2.02–26.7)
0.002
DFA1 <1.015 (N=45, 22 SCD) 5.00
(1.8–16.6)
0.003
Model 3. Combined VPCs and TWA (N=133, 46 SCD)
Lower half of VPCS or TWA
TWA ≤37 µV in Ch2 (N=51, 9
SCD)
1 NA
Either upper half of VPCs or
TWA>37 µV in Ch2 (N=62, 21
SCD)
2.59
(1.17–6.00)
0.027
Both upper half of VPCs and
TWA>37 µV in Ch2 (N=20, 14
SCD)
8.23
(3.25–20.84)
<0.001
Model 4. Combined VPCs and DFA1 (N=128, 38 SCD)
Lower half of VPCs and
DFA1≥1.015 (N=51,6 SCD)
1 NA
Upper half of VPCs or DFA1
<1.015 (N=50, 14 SCD)
3.10
(1.19–8.09)
0.021
Both upper half of VPCs and
DFA1 <1.015 (N=26, 17 SCD)
9.59
(3.74–24.56)
<0.001

Table Legend: See Legend Table 1.