Table 2. Matching by Propensity Score method in participants with and without newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF).
| Before matching | After matching | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Source | Without AF | With AF | P Value | Without AF | With AF | P Value | ||||
| (n = 704,225) | (n = 3,737) | (n = 14,948) | (n = 3,737) | |||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
| Gender | <0.0001 | 1.0000 | ||||||||
| Female | 354,651 | (50.4) | 1,659 | (44.4) | 6,636 | (44.4) | 1,659 | (44.4) | ||
| Male | 349,574 | (49.6) | 2,078 | (55.6) | 8,312 | (55.6) | 2,078 | (55.6) | ||
| Elder | 89,044 | (12.6) | 2,345 | (62.8) | <0.0001 | 9,380 | (62.8) | 2,345 | (62.8) | 1.0000 |
| HTN | 176,682 | (25.1) | 2,316 | (62.0) | <0.0001 | 9,264 | (62.0) | 2,316 | (62.0) | 1.0000 |
| DM | 91,949 | (13.1) | 945 | (25.3) | <0.0001 | 3,780 | (25.3) | 945 | (25.3) | 1.0000 |
| Dyslipidemia | 138,514 | (19.7) | 899 | (24.1) | <0.0001 | 3,596 | (24.1) | 899 | (24.1) | 1.0000 |
| MACE | 62,962 | (8.94) | 1,753 | (46.9) | <0.0001 | 4,006 | (26.8) | 1,753 | (46.9) | <0.0001 |
| MI | 7,270 | (1.03) | 219 | (5.86) | <0.0001 | 502 | (3.36) | 219 | (5.86) | <0.0001 |
| PCI | 4,378 | (0.62) | 149 | (3.99) | <0.0001 | 252 | (1.69) | 149 | (3.99) | <0.0001 |
| CABG | 985 | (0.14) | 34 | (0.91) | <0.0001 | 64 | (0.43) | 34 | (0.91) | 0.0003 |
| HF | 14,996 | (2.13) | 1,013 | (27.1) | <0.0001 | 1,167 | (7.81) | 1,013 | (27.1) | <0.0001 |
| Stroke | 46,119 | (6.55) | 818 | (21.9) | <0.0001 | 2,911 | (19.5) | 818 | (21.9) | 0.0010 |
| Malignant arrhythmia | 2,804 | (0.40) | 132 | (3.53) | <0.0001 | 186 | (1.24) | 132 | (3.53) | <0.0001 |
| Thrombolysis | 4,378 | (0.62) | 149 | (3.99) | <0.0001 | 252 | (1.69) | 149 | (3.99) | <0.0001 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 692 | (0.10) | 52 | (1.39) | <0.0001 | 54 | (0.36) | 52 | (1.39) | <0.0001 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 625 | (0.09) | 21 | (0.56) | <0.0001 | 37 | (0.25) | 21 | (0.56) | 0.0020 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1,947 | (0.28) | 38 | (1.02) | <0.0001 | 94 | (0.63) | 38 | (1.02) | 0.0113 |
| Mortality | 151 | (0.02) | 60 | (1.61) | <0.0001 | 8 | (0.15) | 60 | (1.61) | <0.0001 |
| Stroke death | 18 | (11.9) | 10 | (16.7) | <0.0001 | 0 | (0.0) | 10 | (16.7) | <0.0001 |
| Non-stroke death | 133 | (88.1) | 50 | (83.3) | <0.0001 | 8 | (100.0) | 50 | (83.3) | <0.0001 |
Elder = the people are over 65 years old; AF = atrial fibrillation; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; DM = diabetes mellitus; HF = heart failure; HTN = hypertension; MACE = major adverse cardiovascular events; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.