Table 2

Demographics of overall cohort

Total cohortAthletesNon-athletes
Number of patients353130223
Age at diagnosis (years)17±1111±720±12
Sex (male/female)154/19970/6084/139
Average QTc (ms)472±42471±46472±39
Genotype
 LQT1182 (52%)74 (57%)108 (48%)
 LQT2130 (37%)41 (32%)89 (40%)
 LQT337 (10%)11 (8%)26 (12%)
 Multiple4 (1%)4 (3%)0 (0%)
Symptoms111 (31%)29 (22%)82 (37%)
β-Blockers280 (79%)112 (87%)168 (75%)
ICD78 (22%)20 (15%)58 (26%)
Follow-up available (years)5.5±3.45.1±2.95.8±3.7
  • Ages, QTc at diagnosis and follow-up are reported as mean±SD.

  • ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillators; LQT, long QT.