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. 2020 Nov 1;115(5):907–913. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20200482

Table 2. Comparison of ventricular depolarization and repolarization findings according to study groups.

Variable group I n=30 group II n=30 group III n=30 group IV n=30 p
QT interval, time (ms) 367 ± 49 380 ± 21 381 ± 24 382 ± 51 0.338
QTc interval, time (ms) 405 ± 23 406 ± 34 β,Δ 406 ± 15 407 ± 16 0.989
Tpe interval, time (ms) 70.3 ± 7.1α 72.7 ± 7.7β 74.1 ± 8.5 90.1 ± 9.2 <0.001
Tpe/QT ratio 0.186 ± 0.021α 0.191 ± 0.023β 0.203 ± 0.051 0.235 ± 0.034 <0.001
Tpe/QTc ratio 0.188 ± 0.022α 0.186 ± 0.024β 0.200 ± 0.018 0.216 ± 0.029 <0.001

Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). Group I: Healthy controls, group II: patients with COVID-19 without pneumonia, group III: patients with COVID-19 and mild pneumonia, group IV: patients with COVID-19 and severe pneumonia.

α

= significant difference between group I and group IV (p < 0.05).

¥

= significant difference between group I and group III (p < 0.05).

= significant difference between group I and group II p<0.05).

β

= significant difference between group II and group IV (p < 0.05).

Δ

= significant difference between group II and group III (p < 0.05).

= significant difference between group III and group IV p<0.05).