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. 2019 Mar 18;17(2):eAO4539. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4539

Table 4. Comparative analysis of electrocardiographic data from patients with spondyloarthritis treated or not treated with anti-TNF-α drugs.

Characteristic Treated with anti-TNF-α n=51 Not treated with anti-TNF-α n=49 p value
Heart rate, bpm 47-98, median 68 (58-77) 47-97, median 68 (60-75) 0.77
Heart rate, duration in seconds 0.61-1.28, mean 0.90±0.15 0.62-1.28, mean 0.89±0.14 0.71
QT, seconds 0.32-0.49, median 0.40 (0.37-0.40) 0.32-0.46, median 0.40 (0.37-0.40) 0.62
QTc, seconds 0.36-0.48, mean 0.41±0.02 0.36-0.49, mean 0.41±0.025 0.53
Incomplete right bundle branch block, n/n total 20/51 17/49 0.63

QTc: corrected QT interval (Bazett formula).