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Table 3 Relationship between dichotomised variables, based on measurements of initial electrocardiography and 'arrhythmia'

From: The limited utility of electrocardiography variables used to predict arrhythmia in psychotropic drug overdose

 

Cases (%)(n = 39)

Controls (%)(n = 117)

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Heart rate > 100 beats/min

64

51

1.68 (0.80–3.52)

1.44 (0.65–3.18)a

QRS ≥ 100 ms

82

76

1.47 (0.57–3.79)

0.87 (0.31–2.47)b

QRS >120 ms

28

9

3.56 (1.46–8.68)

2.02 (0.66–6.17)b

QRS ≥ 160 ms

13

2

14 (1.52–129)

5.42 (0.50–59)b

QT > 400 ms

38

35

1.17 (0.54–2.51)

0.57 (0.23–1.43)a

QTc > 500

74

50

3.07 (1.33–7.07)

1.48 (0.57–3.87)a

R wave in aVR > 3 mm

56

29

33 (3.17–921)c

13.0 (1.64–102)a

R/S ratio in aVR > 0.7

28

3

16 (3.47–74)

8.88 (1.73–45)a

QT dispersion > 60 ms

79

62

2.67 (1.03–6.91)

1.50 (0.56–4.00)a

  1. a Adjusted for QRS. b Adjusted for QTc. c Exact confidence interval.