Research Article

Liver Stiffness, Not Fat Liver Content, Predicts the Length of QTc Interval in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Table 2

QTc values in different categories of patients. The table shows the differences of QTc values in different categories of patients according to some relevant categorical and continuous variables. The median value of QTc is shown as median (IQR).

VariableQTc (msec)

Gender
 Males ()402 (387 – 420)
 Females ()411 (397 – 438)<0.001
BMI, kg/m2
 ≤24.9 ()409 (392 – 425)
 25.0 – 29.9 ()407 (387 – 428)
 ≥30.0 ()406 (391 – 428)0.609
T2DM
 No ()407 (390 – 426)
 Yes ()410 (396 – 430)0.269
LS, kPa
 <5.9 ()406 (388 – 426)
 5.9-12.9 ()406 (391 – 425)
 ≥13 ()425 (409 – 461)0.013
CAP (dB/m)
 <215 ()408 (393 – 423)
 215-296 ()406 (391 – 428)
 ≥296 ()408 (390 – 433)0.434

Abbreviations: QTc: corrected QT; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; LS: liver stiffness; CAP: controlled attenuation parameter.