Table 1.

 Demographic and clinical data of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and controls

	AF group (n = 59)	Control group (n = 45)	p Value
Age (years)	64.28 (12.69)	64.25 (12.95)
Patients treated for hypertension	33 (55%)	5 (11%)
Biochemical analyses
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.034 (0.89)	5.043 (1.33)	0.966
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.65 (0.91)	1.43 (0.76)	0.207
LDL (mmol/l)	2.93 (0.74)	3.28 (1.73)	0.890

Data are mean (SD) or number (%).

LDL, low density lipoprotein.