Table 2.
Relationship between stroke and risk factors, among those with atrial fibrillation.
| All AF (n=2528) |
AF, w/incident stroke (n=90) |
AF, w/o incident stroke (n=2438) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 67.6 (9.7) | 72.9 (8.5) | 67.4 (9.6) | <0.0001 |
| Male Sex | 1157 (46%) | 44 (49%) | 1113 (46%) | 0.55 |
| SBP | 128 (18) | 132 (18) | 128 (18) | 0.06 |
| HTN (n, %) | 1740 (69%) | 68 (74%) | 1673 (69%) | 0.25 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 639 (26%) | 30 (34%) | 609 (26%) | 0.11 |
|
Prior Stroke/TIA |
456 (18%) | 32 (36%) | 424 (17%) | <0.0001 |
SBP: systolic blood pressure (millimeters of mercury)
HTN: hypertension
AF: atrial fibrillation
*
p-value for comparison between AF with incident stroke vs. AF without incident stroke, from t-tests for continuous variables, and χ2 tests of association for categorical variables