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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 30.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2018 Jan 30;137(5):534–535. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030093

Table.

Patient Characteristics and Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation

NCD(N=154) HFpEF(N=275)
Age, years 56±15 68±11*
Female, n (%) 90 (58) 171 (62)
Body mass index, kg/m2 28.4±5.6 33.1±7.3*
Diabetes, n (%) 20 (14) 76 (29)*
Hypertension, n (%) 84 (55) 232 (84)*
Sinus rhythm, n (%) 148 (96) 180 (65)*
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, n (%) 5 (3) 48 (18)*
Persistent or Permanent atrial fibrillation, n (%) 1 (1) 47 (17)*

NCD, non-cardiac dyspnea; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction,

*

p<0.001 vs NCD by T test, Chi square, or Fisher’s Exact Test