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. 2018 Oct 31;3(12):1200–1205. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.3482

Table 2. Associations With AF Risk in Spanish Elite Athletes.

Variable Logistic Regression, OR (95% CI) Association Cutoff Value Receiver Operator Curves for Cutoff Values
Univariate Multivariate, Stepwise Forward AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity, Specificity, % P Value
Sex (male) 11.02 (1.48-82.23)a NS
Age 1.18 (1.14-1.22)b 1.07 (1.00-1.14)c 27 y 0.87 (0.76-0.97) 85, 81 <.001
Years of competition 1.15 (1.11-1.19)b 1.14 (1.07-1.22)b 14 y 0.86 (0.76-0.96) 80, 86 <.001
Endurance sport 2.58 (1.10-6.11)c NS
RA.Sid 1.20 (1.13-1.29)b NS 55 mm 0.77 (0.65-0.89) 75, 72 <.001
LA.Sid 1.16 (1.09-1.25)b NS 54 mm 0.70 (0.56-0.84) 71, 70 .001
LA.APd 1.32 (1.22-1.43)b 1.21 (1.10-1.32)b 41 mm 0.83 (0.71-0.95) 70, 92 <.001
Left atrial sphericity indexd 1.10 (1.06-1.14)b NS 79% 0.72 (0.59-0.85) 50, 89 .001

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; AUC, area under the curve; LA.APd, left atrial anteroposterior diameter; LA.SId, left atrial superoinferior diameter; NS, nonsignificant in the model; OR, odds ratio; RA.Sid, right superoinferior diameter.

a

P =.02

b

P < .001.

c

P = .03.

d

LA.APd/LA.SId × 100.