Table. Baseline Characteristics of Nonhypertensive Patients With AF With Outpatient Encounters On or After January 1, 2016.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) (N = 316 388) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 68.0 (14.5) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 134 055 (42.4) |
| Male | 182 333 (57.6) |
| Racea | |
| Black/African American | 9086 (4.3) |
| White | 197 100 (93.0) |
| Otherb | 5554 (2.6) |
| Multiracial | 192 (0.1) |
| Insurance | |
| None | 1774 (0.7) |
| Private | 176 120 (71.8) |
| Medicare | 59 320 (24.2) |
| Medicaid | 5794 (2.4) |
| Other | 2390 (1.0) |
| Height, mean (SD), cm | 172.4 (11.0) |
| Weight, mean (SD), kg | 86.1 (23.1) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 28.9 (6.8) |
| Heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min | 74.0 (15.4) |
| Blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | |
| Systolic | 122.6 (15.5) |
| Diastolic | 73.1 (10.1) |
| Diabetes | 33 892 (10.7) |
| Dyslipidemia | 96 942 (30.6) |
| Heart failure | 69 620 (22.0) |
| Stroke/TIA | 36 845 (11.6) |
| Coronary artery disease | 90 289 (28.5) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 21 079 (6.7) |
| Stroke | 28 471 (9.0) |
| Myocardial infarction | 15 157 (4.8) |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
a
Self-reported.
b
Includes American Indian or Alaska Native and Asian.