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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2021 Nov 11;19(4):578–584. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.11.013

Table 3:

All-Cause Mortality Stratified by Prolonged QT Interval

n Deaths Median survival in years Unadjusted HR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted HR (95% CI)* p-value
Primary Definition
Not Prolonged 16,027 3,115 11.7
Prolonged 223 73 7.9 1.75 (1.39, 2.21) <0.0001 1.61 (1.27, 2.03) <0.0001
Optimal Cutpoint
QTc <448 ms 12,834 2,194 12.9
QTc ≥448 ms 3,416 994 7.6 1.90 (1.76, 2.05) <0.0001 1.48 (1.37, 1.59) <0.0001
*

Adjusted HR for age at index visit, sex and Charlson Comorbidity Index

HR, hazard ratio