Table 3.
Of the 31 subjects with complete family history data, the number of subjects with at least one family member of the type described in each row is shown.
Family Member Type (at least one) | Lone Atrial Fibrillation (n=13) | All other subjects without lone AF*(n=18) | p value | Non-Lone Atrial Fibrillation (n=8) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent | 11 (85%) | 12 (67%) | 0.26 | 5 (62%) | 0.25 |
Father | 7 (53%) | 6 (33%) | 0.25 | 1 (13%) | 0.058 |
Sibling† | 4 (31%) | 6 (35%) | 0.79 | 3 (38%) | 0.59 |
Children† | 2 (15%) | 1 (6%) | 0.36 | 0 | 0.24 |
Aunt or Uncle | 1 (8%) | 4 (22%) | 0.28 | 1 (13%) | 0.72 |
Grandparent | 0 | 1 (6%) | 0.39 | 0 | |
Male family members | 10 (77%) | 11 (61%) | 0.35 | 4 (50%) | 0.20 |
Female family members | 6 (46%) | 12 (67%) | 0.25 | 6 (75%) | 0.20 |
This group consists of 8 non-lone atrial fibrillation subjects, 5 atrial flutter subjects, 3 supraventricular tachycardia subjects, and 2 normal controls.
All of these relatives were male