QT interval, corrected for heart rate, is associated with HbA1c concentration and autonomic function in diabetes

Diabetic Medicine : a Journal of the British Diabetic Association
K SternK C Donaghue

Abstract

To examine QT intervals corrected for heart rate (QTc) in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes compared with control subjects, and to determine associations with metabolic control and autonomic function. Resting electrocardiogram recordings of 142 adolescents with Type 1 diabetes [mean (sd) age 15.3 (2.0) years, diabetes duration 9.0 (3.5) years, HbA1c 71 (17) mmol/mol or 8.7 (1.6)%] and 125 control subjects [mean (sd) age 15.7 (2.5) years] were used to calculate QTc duration and derive mean heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) values. Linear and logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between QTc, metabolic control and autonomic function (HRV and pupillary function). QTc duration was not significantly different between subjects with Type 1 diabetes and control subjects (mean duration 392 vs 391 ms; P = 0.65). In the Type 1 diabetes group, QTc was positively associated with HbA1c [β = 4 (95% CI 2, 6); P < 0.001] and inversely associated with severe hypoglycaemic events [β = -10 (95% CI -20,-2); P = 0.01], less insulin/kg [β = -12 (95% CI -22, -2); P = 0.024] and less HRV. In the Type 1 diabetes group, QTc in the highest quintile (≥409 ms) vs quintiles 1-4 had more pupillary abnormalities (83 vs 56%; ...Continue Reading

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