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. 2013 May 3;18(4):389–398. doi: 10.1111/anec.12050

Table 5.

Effect of OC Generation on QTc Stratified by Comorbidity and Exposure to QTc‐Altering Drugs

OC Generation*
1 2 3 4
n Slope (SE) P‐Value Slope (SE) P‐Value Slope (SE) P‐Value Slope (SE) P‐Value
OC users by generation vs. nonusers 410,782 −1.0 (0.18) <0.0001 −2.0 (0.23) <0.0001 0.6 (0.30) 0.051 3.6 (0.35) <0.0001
No Comorbidities
No drugs 240,745 −1.2 (0.28) <0.0001 −2.2 (0.28) <0.0001 0.5 (0.33) 0.15 4.0 (0.43) <0.0001
1 or more drugs 10,714 −1.0 (0.86) 0.23 −2.0 (0.11) 0.07 −2.4 (1.32) 0.07 2.0 (1.56) 0.19
1 or more comorbidities
No drugs 143,788 −0.8 (0.35) 0.02 −1.8 (0.47) <0.0001 1.6 (0.68) 0.02 2.8 (0.71) <0.0001
1 or more drugs 15,535 0.3 (0.94) 0.76 −2.2 (1.25) 0.07 1.3 (2.06) 0.52 0.2 (1.78) 0.90

*Relative to nonusers and adjusted for age, race/ethnicity and smoking status.

OC = oral contraceptive use, QTc = corrected QT.