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 |
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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).