Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
| Characteristics | AF patients (n = 112) | Control group (n = 111) | p value |
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| Age (years) | 70.28 ± 7.42 | 68.22 ± 10.53 | 0.0721 |
| Sex (male), N | 69 (66.61%) | 64 (57.14%) | 0.4964 |
| eGFR (mL/min) | 67.85 ± 20.26 | 94.75 ± 29.40 | 0.0001 |
| Smoke, N | 39 (34.82%) | 36 (32.43%) | 0.7058 |
| Heart rate/min | 75 ± 13 | 72 ± 10 | 0.1318 |
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| Comorbidities | |||
| Diabetes | 39 (34.82%) | 44 (39.64%) | 0.4567 |
| Hypertension | 83 (74.11%) | 86 (77.48%) | 0.5569 |
| Stroke/TIA | 35 (31.25%) | 13 (11.71%) | 0.0004 |
| NYHA (III-IV) | 35 (31.25%) | 11 (9.91%) | 0.0001 |
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| Serum lipid | |||
| ox-LDL | 2.53 ± 0.74 | 2.51 ± 0.97 | 0.8424 |
| TG | 1.57 ± 0.96 | 1.80 ± 0.99 | 0.0872 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation and n (%). NYHA, New York Heart Association classification grading of cardiac function; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ox-LDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein; TG, triacylglycerol.