Table 3

 Risk factor distribution at entry according to QTcmax (<480 ms v ⩾480 ms)

Risk factorQTcmax <480 ms (n = 114)QTcmax ⩾480 ms (n = 77)p Value
Smoking
    Never34%31%0.950
    Current34%41%
    Former32%28%
Male sex75%42%<0.001
Family history40%51%0.124
Hypertension39%43%0.350
Age (years)51.4254.230.027