Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of 1235 patients with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation.
| No history of hypertension, n = 555 | History of hypertension, n = 680 | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD), years | 69.03 (9.18) | 69.8 (9.03) | 0.139 | ||
| Body mass index (SD), kg/m2 | 27.13 (5.18) | 29.04 (5.13) | <0.001 | ||
| Sex, male (%) | 420 (75.4%) | 488 (71.8%) | 0.150 | ||
| Medical history | |||||
| Prior stroke | 67 (12%) | 149 (22%) | <0.001 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 52 (9.3%) | 132 (19.4%) | <0.001 | ||
| Peripheral vascular disease | 32 (5.7%) | 58 (8.5%) | 0.062 | ||
| Prior MI | 52 (9.3%) | 98 (14.4%) | 0.007 | ||
| Angina | 58 (10.4%) | 104 (15.3%) | 0.014 | ||
| CABG | 59 (10.6%) | 90 (13.2%) | 0.161 | ||
| Mean (SD), cholesterol mmol/l | 5.13 (0.97) | 5.2 (0.95) | 0.256 | ||
| Warfarin use (at the time of blood sample) | 103 (18.5%) | 188 (28%) | <0.001 | ||
| Aspirin use (at the time of blood sample) | 229 (41.1%) | 219 (32.2%) | 0.003 | ||
| Smoking history (earlier and now) | 339 (61%) | 411 (60.45) | 0.907 | ||
| Alcohol use (earlier and now) | 102 (18.3%) | 120 (18%) | 0.553 | ||
| Mean SBP (SD), mm Hg | 128.26 (16.74) | 142.96 (18.05) | >0.001 | ||
| Mean DBP (SD), mm Hg | 75.34 (9.24) | 80.47 (9.45) | >0.001 | ||
| Mean pulse pressure (SD), mm Hg | 52.92 (15.30) | 62.49 (15.08) | >0.001 | ||
| vWf (IQR), IU/dl | 145 (124–166) | 149 (130–169) | 0.005 | ||
| Soluble P‐selectin (IQR), ng/ml | 33 (26–41) | 33 (25–41) | 0.526 | ||
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; IQR, interquartile range; MI, myocardial infarction SBP, systolic blood pressure; vWf, von Willebrand factor.