Research Article

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

Table 3

Differences according to CLD diagnosis. The table shows the differences according to the underlying cause of chronic liver disease. The continuous variables are shown as medians (IQR), while categorical variables are shown as (%).

VariableNAFLDOther etiologies

LS, KPa5.6 (4.5-6.7)6.2 (5.0-8.0)0.0004
CAP, dB/m288 (259-334)230 (203-263)<0.0001
QTc, msec408 (392-429)407 (391-425)0.60
CR drugs, N (%)30 (28.6)50 (20.5)0.12

Abbreviations: LS: liver stiffness; CAP: controlled attenuation parameter; QTc: corrected QT; CR: conditional risk.