Anxiety in children who have experienced an SCD in the immediate family
| Cardiac arrhythmia syndrome and SCD in the immediate family (n=5) | Cardiac arrhythmia syndrome with no SCD in the immediate family (n=36) | T-test P values | Family history and SCD in the immediate family (n=47) | Family history with no SCD in the immediate family (n=31) | T-test P values | |
| CAQ-C | ||||||
| Total cardiac-focused anxiety score: | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.53 (0.58) | 1.20 (0.62) | 1.08 (0.56) | 0.83 (0.42) | ||
| 0.27 | 0.03 | |||||
| Minimum/maximum (range) | 0.94/2.39 1.44) | 0.39/2.83 (2.44) | 0.22/2.39 (2.17) | 0.22/1.94 (1.72) |
CAQ-C, Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire for C hildren; SCD, sudden cardiac death.