Table 3.
Association of Predictors and Positive Post-Mortem Genetic Testing
| Predictor | Positive Genetic Testing |
Multiple Regression Model |
Single Regression Model |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor Present (%) | Predictor Absent (%) | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Death ≤35 yrs of age | 13 | 12 | NA | NA | 1.08 (0.49–2.64) | 0.851 |
| Male | 1 | 14 | NA | NA | 0.87 (0.44–1.77) | 0.697 |
| Death during adrenergic circumstances (exercise and extreme emotion) | 33 | 10 | 4.38 (1.63–11.28) | 0.002 | 4.33 (1.77–10.21) | 0.0009 |
| TLOC (seizures and syncope) before death | 20 | 11 | 2.42 (0.94–5.90) | 0.057 | 2.12 (0.90–4.70) | 0.071 |
| Family history of SCD <50 yrs of age | 37 | 12 | 3.16 (0.84–10.52) | 0.069 | 4.45 (1.55–12.00) | 0.004 |