Table 2. Laboratory parameters of patients with and without AF recurrence.

Parameters	Patients with recurrence (n=22)	Patients without recurrence (n=78)	p
Hematocrit (%)	40.4±3.9	40.5±4.7	0.876
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.69±0.20	0.84±0.61	0.274
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	194.3±45	194.2±42	0.990
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	129.8±35	133.5±34	0.648
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	40.2±12.8	48.0±54.7	0.511
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	202±104	171±87	0.168
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.77±1.36	5.12±1.43	0.308
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)	90.6±63.6	73.7±140.7	0.595
TSH (uIU/dL)	1.81±1.72	2.07±1.89	0.567
HsCRP (mg/dL)	0.73±0.67	0.52±0.88	0.340
sST2 (ng/mL)	54.6±35.1	22.8±11.5	<0.001

Values are presented as mean±SD. Bold styled values are statistically significant.

AF = atrial fibrillation; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; HsCRP = high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP = N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; SD = standard deviation; sST2 = soluble ST2; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone.