|
No First-Degree Family History of AF
(n = 5136)
|
First-Degree Family History of AF
(n = 748)
|
p-value |
| Basic demographics |
|
|
|
| Age, mean ± SD, years |
57.0 ± 15.5 |
58.7 ± 12.8 |
0.0003 |
| Sex |
|
|
0.004 |
| Male |
2266 (60%) |
390 (54%) |
|
| Female |
1540 (40%) |
336 (46%) |
|
| Country of birth |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| USA |
2801 (74%) |
620 (85%) |
|
| Other |
1002 (26%) |
106 (15%) |
|
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) |
|
|
0.076 |
| Black |
64 (2%) |
6 (0.83%) |
|
| White |
3458 (91%) |
684 (94.34%) |
|
| Asian |
103 (3%) |
15 (2.07%) |
|
| Native Hawaiian |
4 (0.1%) |
0 (0.00%) |
|
| American Indian |
17 (0.5%) |
0 (0.00%) |
|
| Other Don't know |
61 (2%) 3 (0.08%) |
5 (0.69%) 1 (0.1%) |
|
| Hispanic (ethnicity) |
198 (5%) |
22 (3%) |
0.012 |
| Medical history |
|
|
|
| Hypertension |
2657 (52%) |
376 (50%) |
0.45 |
| Diabetes |
667 (13%) |
77 (10%) |
0.038 |
| Coronary artery disease |
1148 (22%) |
126 (17%) |
0.0006 |
| Heart attack |
662 (13%) |
72 (10%) |
0.011 |
| Congestive heart failure |
818 (16%) |
103 (14%) |
0.13 |
| Stroke or TIA |
583 (11%) |
70 (9%) |
0.10 |
| Congenital heart disease |
488 (10%) |
47 (6%) |
0.0041 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea |
1376 (27%) |
208 (28%) |
0.68 |
| COPD |
398 (8%) |
60 (8%) |
0.85 |
| Asthma |
617 (12%) |
82 (11%) |
0.36 |
| Cardiac arrest |
357 (7%) |
40 (5%) |
0.090 |
| Implantable device |
832 (16%) |
105 (14%) |
0.10 |
| Smoking history |
|
|
|
| History of smoking regularly |
1047 (46%) |
324 (44%) |
0.35 |
| Current smoker |
86 (4%) |
23 (3%) |
0.41 |
| Alcohol Use |
|
|
|
| Did you drink alcoholic beverages in the past year? |
1732 (77%) |
573 (79%) |
0.29 |
| Did you drink alcohol more than once or twice in the past? |
336 (65%) |
98 (64%) |
0.82 |
| Drinks of wine/week |
4.0 ± 24.9 |
3.6 ± 5.3 |
0.76 |
| Drinks of beer/week |
1.7 ± 8.1 |
1.5 ± 5.6 |
0.76 |
| Drinks of hard liquor/week |
1.4 ± 4.0 |
1.4 ± 5.0 |
0.77 |
| During past 24 hours, how many drinks? |
0.8 ± 2.4 |
1.0 ± 1.5 |
0.25 |
| Approximately how many years ago did you stop drinking? |
57.7 ± 291.4 |
32.5 ± 181.1 |
0.42 |
| What is the usual number of drinks you consumed per week before you stopped? |
12.4 ± 32.5 |
10.4 ± 19.2 |
0.55 |
| Atrial fibrillation history |
|
|
|
| Symptoms when first diagnosed? |
3517 (75%) |
580 (78%) |
0.20 |
| Paroxysmal AF |
2215 (48%) |
365 (49%) |
0.53 |
| Hx of cardioversion |
1448 (31%) |
232 (31%) |
0.96 |
| Hx of AF ablation |
1098 (24%) |
208 (28%) |
0.012 |
| Atrial fibrillation symptoms (check all that apply) |
|
|
|
| Never have symptoms |
610 (12%) |
68 (0.09%) |
0.026 |
| Palpitations |
3008 (59%) |
474 (63%) |
0.012 |
| SOB |
432 (8%) |
84 (11%) |
0.011 |
| Difficulty exercising |
103 (2%) |
16 (2%) |
0.81 |
| Chest pain/pressure/discomfort |
89 (2%) |
25 (3%) |
0.0029 |
| Dizziness |
93 (2%) |
8 (1%) |
0.15 |
| Feeling generally tired |
79 (2%) |
11 (1%) |
0.89 |
| Feeling generally "off" your normal self |
133 (3%) |
41 (5%) |
<0.0001 |
| Other |
45 (1%) |
12 (2%) |
0.58 |
| Don't know |
610 (12%) |
68 (9%) |
0.026 |
