Table 2.
Risk factors for supraventricular arrhythmias and their statistical significance. SA(+): patients with postoperative supraventricular arrhythmias. SA(-): patients with no postoperative supraventricular arrhythmias. p values less than 0.05 are statistically significant.
| Risk factor | SA (+) | SA (-) | p value |
| Male (n:166) | 30/166 | 136/166 | 0.416 |
| Female (n:33) | 7/33 | 26/33 | |
| Age > 65 years (n:65) | 22/65 | 43/65 | <0.001 |
| Age < 65 years (n:134) | 7/134 | 127/134 | |
| Hypertension (+) (n:63) | 11/63 | 52/63 | 0.473 |
| Hypertension (-) (n:136) | 26/136 | 110/136 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus (+) (n:28) | 5/28 | 23/28 | 0.576 |
| Diabetes Mellitus (-) (n:171) | 32/171 | 139/171 | |
| Tobacco (+) (n:165) | 31/165 | 134/165 | 0.548 |
| Tobacco (-) (n:34) | 6/34 | 28/34 | |
| Beta-blockers preop (+) (n:25) | 4/25 | 21/25 | 0.513 |
| Beta-blockers preop (-) (n:174) | 32/174 | 142/174 |