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Comment on Lecca, L.I.; Portoghese, I.; Mucci, N.; Galletta, M.; Meloni, F.; Pilia, I.; Marcias, G.; Fabbri, D.; Fostinelli, J.; Lucchini, R.G.; Cocco, P.; Campagna, M. Association between Work-Related Stress and QT Prolongation in Male Workers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16 , 4781

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  • Javad Alizargar

    (Research Center for Healthcare Industry Innovation, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City 112, Taiwan)

  • Nan-Chen Hsieh

    (Department of Information Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City 112, Taiwan)

  • Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu

    (College of Nursing, School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City 112, Taiwan)

  • Shih-Yen Weng

    (Research Center for Healthcare Industry Innovation, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei City 112, Taiwan)

Abstract

Lecca et al., in a recent publication in the Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health had made some mistakes in the statistical analysis and interpretation of the results. Age was not a clear contributing factor in the prolongation of QT interval in the electrocardiogram (ECG), as there were strong confounders in their study. The effects of age were mainly faded out because of the age range of the participants. The use of Pearson’s correlation is questionable because of the normality assumptions was not met on the studied variables. They also made some conclusions about the effects of long and night shifts on the QT prolongation that were not appropriate based on their study type. All of these mentioned issues might completely change the validity of the conclusions they made.

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  • Javad Alizargar & Nan-Chen Hsieh & Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu & Shih-Yen Weng, 2020. "Comment on Lecca, L.I.; Portoghese, I.; Mucci, N.; Galletta, M.; Meloni, F.; Pilia, I.; Marcias, G.; Fabbri, D.; Fostinelli, J.; Lucchini, R.G.; Cocco, P.; Campagna, M. Association between Work-Relate," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-2, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:2:p:461-:d:307350
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    1. Luigi Isaia Lecca & Igor Portoghese & Nicola Mucci & Maura Galletta & Federico Meloni & Ilaria Pilia & Gabriele Marcias & Daniele Fabbri & Jacopo Fostinelli & Roberto G. Lucchini & Pierluigi Cocco & M, 2019. "Association between Work-Related Stress and QT Prolongation in Male Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-13, November.
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