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. 2012 Apr 24;1(2):e000570. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.000570

Table 3.

Sex-Specific QT-RR Dynamic Profile by Mutation Location in Controls and LQT-1 Patients

Controls CL LQT-1 NCL LQT-1



Male (n=98) Female (n=97) P Male (n=7) Female (n=11) P Male (n=19) Female (n=29) P
Diurnal

 RR, ms 753±93* 728±105* 0.08 842±162 759±100 0.24 765±80 743±79 0.19

 QTc, ms 427±20* 439±21 <0.001 481±25 503±26 0.08 481±29 492±21 0.09

 QT/RR slope 0.105±0.048* 0.132±0.053* <0.001 0.070±0.055 0.124±0.037 0.05 0.137±0.075 0.175±0.080 0.05

Nocturnal

 RR, ms 941±142 895±137 0.02 1003±180 852±111* 0.08 911±137 965±142 0.30

 QTc, ms 417±24 436±23 <0.001 480±24 484±23 0.21 479±30 484±25 0.08

 QT/RR slope 0.08±0.045 0.119±0.054 <0.001 0.119±0.059 0.133±0.058 0.37 0.136±0.070 0.153±0.093 0.81
*

Significance (P≤0.05) when compared to NCL LQT-1 group for same sex; P: P values when comparing means between genders.