Clinical Study
QTc and QTd in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus during Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Table 4
Comparison between patients with prolonged and those with normal QTd as regards age and laboratory data.
| ā | Normal QTd (11) | Prolonged QT (19) | t | P | ā | Mean | +SD | Mean | +SD |
| Age in years | 9.86 | 2.29 | 9.43 | 2.20 | 0.51 | 0.614 | RBS (mg/dL) | 401.27 | 35.54 | 407.89 | 34.44 | 1.21 | 0.54 | PH | 7.17 | 0.06 | 7.05 | 0.10 | 3.67 | 0.001 | S.K (mEq/L) | 3.69 | 0.18 | 3.44 | 0.12 | 1.19 | 0.54 | S.ca (mg/dL) | 9.44 | 0.11 | 9.47 | 0.16 | 1.25 | 0.30 | S.Mg (mg/dL) | 2.51 | 0.20 | 2.58 | 0.29 | 1.37 | 0.32 | S. creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.81 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 0.39 | 1.29 | 0.21 | Anion gap | 11.92 | 0.17 | 12.44 | 0.13 | 3.75 | 0.001 |
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