Table 1:
Baseline Characteristics in Women With and Without Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Women’s Health N=24,809
| Variable | Atrial Fibrillation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=23,856) |
Yes (N=953) |
p-valuea | |
| Age (years) (Mean, SD)b | 72.0 ±5.95 | 75.5 ± 6.88 | <0.0001 |
| Whitea | 22,641 (95.50%) | 929 (98.3%) | <0.0001 |
| Educationa | |||
| ≥BS degree | 11,220 (47.76%) | 392 (41.75%) | 0.0003 |
| Household Incomea | |||
| >$40,000 | 17,282 (76.58%) | 622 (68.13%) | <0.0001 |
| Family History of MIa | 3,367 (14.29%) | 128 (13.73%) | 0.63 |
| Hypertensiona | 16,497 (69.07%) | 872 (91.50%) | <0.0001 |
| Hypercholesterolemiaa | 17,559(73.52%) | 723(75.87%) | 0.11 |
| Diabetes mellitusa | 2,419 (10.13%) | 129(13.54%) | 0.0007 |
| Body Mass Index(Kg/m2)(Mean, SD)b | 26.8 ± 5.40 | 27.6 ± 6.23 | 0.0008 |
| Physical Activitya | |||
| >=7.5 (Mets/Hour) | 15,613 (65.37%) | 518 (54.35%) | <0.0001 |
| Alcohol usea | |||
| 1+ Alcoholic (drink/day) | 3580 (14.99%) | 131 (13.75%) | <0.0001 |
| Current Smoker | 1145 (4.79%) | 30 (3.15%) | 0.015 |
| Depression score (Mean, SD)b | 5.51 ± 2.10 | 5.65 ± 2.14 | 0.030 |
| Anxiety score (Mean, SD)b | 4.38 ± 1.61 | 4.44 ± 1.66 | 0.29 |
a
Chi-square test was used to compute p values for race/ethnicity, socioeconomic characteristics, and CVD risk factors (categorical variables).
b
SD denotes standard deviation, and Wilcoxon rank sums tests for continuous variables were used for significance testing
SD, Standard Deviation