Table 3.

Underlying medical conditions associated with atrial fibrillation

Underlying conditions	All, n (%)	Women (n=58), N (%)	Men (n=44) N (%)	Chi-square test P-value
MI
Yes	10 (9.8)	4 (6.9)	6 (13.6)	0.257
No	92 (90.2)	54 (93.1)	38 (86.4)
Congenital HD
Yes	6 (5.9)	2 (3.4)	4 (9.1)	0.23
No	96 (94.1)	56 (96.6)	40 (90.9)
RHD
Yes	33 (32.4)	26 (44.8)	7 (15.9)	0.002*
No	69 (67.6)	32 (55.2)	37 (84.1)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	10 (9.8)	4 (6.9)	6 (13.6)	0.257
No	92 (90.2)	54 (93.1)	38 (86.4)
Heart diseases (MI/HT/CHD/RHD)
Yes	79 (77.4)	50 (86.2)	29 (65.9)	0.015*
No	23 (22.6)	8 (13.8)	15 (34.1)
History of alcohol
Yes	16 (15.7)	6 (10.3)	10 (22.7)	0.089
No	86 (84.3)	52 (89.7)	34 (77.3)
History of smoking
Yes	4 (4.0)	0 (0.00)	4 (9.1)	0.019*
No	98 (96.0)	58 (100.0)	40 (90.9)
Lung disease
Yes	2 (2.0)	0 (0.00)	2 (4.6)	0.101
No	100 (98.0)	58 (100.00)	42 (95.4)
Thyroid disease
Yes	5 (4.9)	3 (5.2)	2 (4.6)	0.885
No	97 (95.1)	55 (94.8)	42 (95.4)
Renal disease
Yes	2 (2.0)	0 (0.00)	2 (4.6)	0.101
No	100 (98.0)	58 (100.0)	42 (95.4)
Heart failure
Yes	51 (50.0)	30 (51.7)	21 (47.7)	0.689
No	51 (50.0)	28 (48.3)	23 (52.3)
Hypertension
Yes	43 (42.2)	24 (41.4)	19 (43.2)	0.855
No	59 (57.8)	34 (58.6)	25 (56.8)

Note:

^*P-value is significant (<0.05).

Abbreviations: MI, myocardial infarction; HD, heart disease; RHD, rheumatic heart disease; CHD, congenital heart disease; HT, hypertension.