Table 1.
General and Clinical Characteristics of Participants
| Characteristics | (N = 60) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 32 | 53.3 |
| Female | 28 | 46.7 |
| Age, years | ||
| ≤ 40 | 5 | 8.3 |
| 41–50 | 8 | 13.3 |
| 51–60 | 17 | 28.4 |
| 61–70 | 19 | 31.7 |
| > 70 | 11 | 18.3 |
| Education level attained | ||
| Primary or less | 6 | 10 |
| Junior high | 6 | 10 |
| Senior high | 22 | 36.7 |
| University | 26 | 43.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 6 | 10 |
| Married | 50 | 83.3 |
| Widow/Widower | 4 | 6.7 |
| EHRA | ||
| I | 4 | 6.7 |
| IIa | 24 | 40 |
| IIb | 18 | 30 |
| III | 12 | 20 |
| IV | 2 | 3.3 |
| Ejection fraction, % | ||
| < 40 | 5 | 8.3 |
| 40–49 | 9 | 15 |
| ≥ 50 | 46 | 76.7 |
| Duration of diagnosis, years | ||
| < 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 1–5 | 50 | 83.4 |
| > 5 | 8 | 13.3 |
| AF etiology | ||
| Valvular | 32 | 53.3 |
| Non-valvular | 28 | 46.7 |
| AF type | ||
| Paroxysmal | 11 | 18.3 |
| Persistent | 9 | 15 |
| Longstanding persistent | 2 | 3.3 |
| Permanent | 36 | 63.3 |
| Duration to complete (minute) | ||
| Test | ||
| Mean, SD | 8.8 (2.1) | |
| Range | 5–14 | |
| Retest | ||
| Mean, SD | 8.1 (1.7) | |
| Range | 5–12 | |