Table 2.
Sex-based comparison of the clinical characteristics in patients with AF.
| Women (n = 89) |
Men (n = 231) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 64.9 ± 1.1 | 60.9 ± 0.7 | 0.003 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.7 ± 0.5 | 25.9 ± 0.2 | 0.010 | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 26 (29.2%) | 91 (39.4%) | 0.090 | |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 13 (14.6%) | 36 (15.6%) | 0.828 | |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 4 (4.5%) | 13 (5.6%) | 0.685 | |
| Stroke, n (%) | 6 (6.7%) | 11 (4.8%) | 0.479 | |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 4 (4.5%) | 33 (14.3%) | 0.014 | |
| Paroxysmal AF, n (%) | 68 (76.4%) | 156 (67.5%) | 0.121 | |
| AF burden (%) | 29.6 ± 4.4 | 42.3 ± 2.9 | 0.018 | |
| Ablation, n (%) | 14 (15.7%) | 44 (19.0%) | 0.490 | |
| ESS | 6.8 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.3 | 0.281 | |
| Left atrial diameter (cm) | 4.0 ± 0.1 | 4.2 ± 0.0 | 0.009 | |
| LVEF (%) | 71.2 ± 1.0 | 69.0 ± 0.6 | 0.046 | |
| OSA | 34 (38.2%) | 137 (59.3%) | 0.001 | |
| AHI, event/h | 14.8 ± 1.4 | 20.5 ± 0.9 | 0.001 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; BMI, body mass index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; and OSA, obstructive sleep apnea.