Table 1.
Characteristics of 113 AF patients
| Characteristics | Groups | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 76 (67) |
| Female | 37 (33) | |
| Age | ≤44 years | 19 (17) |
| 45-59 years | 37 (33) | |
| ≥60 years | 57 (50) | |
| Education level | Illiterate | 4 (4) |
| Primary school | 16 (14) | |
| Junior high school | 29 (26) | |
| Senior high school | 30 (26) | |
| College or higher | 34 (30) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 1 (1) |
| Married | 108 (95) | |
| Divorced | 1 (1) | |
| Widowed | 3 (3) | |
| Per capita income (Chinese Yuan/month) | <1,000 | 23 (20) |
| 1,000-3,000 | 60 (53) | |
| 3,000-5,000 | 19 (17) | |
| ≥5,000 | 11 (10) | |
| Occupation | Worker | 17 (15) |
| Peasant | 19 (17) | |
| Medical staff | 18 (16) | |
| Teacher | 7 (6%) | |
| Retired | 24 (21) | |
| Others | 28 (25) | |
| History of AF | <1 year | 21 (19) |
| 1-3 years | 25 (22) | |
| 3-5 years | 33 (29) | |
| 5-10 years | 17 (15) | |
| ≥10 years | 17 (15) | |
| Classification | Paroxysmal AF | 69 (61) |
| Persistent AF | 44 (32) | |
| Initial ablation/redo ablation | AF patients waiting for RFCA | 78 (69) |
| Recurrence group | 35 (31) | |
| Previous RFCA attempts | 0 | 78 (69) |
| 1 | 29 (26) | |
| 2 | 6 (5) |
AF atrial fibrillation, RFCA radiofrequency catheter ablation