Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| POAF | ||||
| Patient characteristics | Present | Absent | p-value | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 67.6 ± 8.6 | 63.9 ± 9.8 | 0.047 | |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 27.2 ± 3.7 | 26.9 ± 4.1 | 0.755 | |
| (median) | (25.8) | 26.7 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | Male | 35 (85.4) | 77 (88.5) | 0.616 |
| Female | 6 (14.6) | 10 (11.5) | ||
| Hypertension, n (%) | + | 40 (97.6) | 77 (88.5) | 0.104 |
| – | 1 (2.4) | 10 (11.5) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | + | 31 (75.6) | 26 (29.9) | < 0.001 |
| – | 10 (24.4) | 61 (70.1) | ||
| TIA/stroke, n (%) | + | 5 (12.2) | 1 (4.7) | 0.013 |
| – | 36 (87.8) | 86 (98.9) | ||
| COPD, n (%) | + | 15 (36.6) | 5 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
| – | 5 (5.7) | 82 (94.3) | ||
| Heart failure, n (%) | + | 12 (29.3) | 3 (3.4) | < 0.001 |
| – | 29 (70.7) | 84 (96.6) |
POAF, postoperative atrial fibrillation, TIA, transient ischaemic attack, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.