Table 3.
Comparison of baseline demographic features in the electrical CV and medical CV groups.
| Electrical CV (n=43) |
Medical CV (n=8) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 69.3 | 71.2 | 0.635 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 14 (32.6) | 6 (75) | 0.024 |
| HT, n (%) | 23 (53.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0.406 |
| DM, n (%) | 8 (18.6) | 2 (25) | 0.676 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (12.5) | 0.780 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 5 (11.6) | 1 (12.5) | 0.944 |
| CAD, n (%) | 21 (48.8) | 1 (12.5) | 0.057 |
| Paroxysmal AF, n (%) | 36 (83.7) | 7 (87.5) | 0.787 |
| LVH, n (%) | 8 (18.6) | 2 (25) | 0.676 |
| LA diameter (cm) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.606 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.058 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 170.1 | 182.6 | 0.414 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 104 | 105.6 | 0.726 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 40.3 | 48.7 | 0.498 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 124.4 | 141.1 | 0.515 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.0 | 8.9 | 0.135 |
| TSH (mIU/ml) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.934 |
| Vitamin B12 (pg/ml) | 496.1 | 339.7 | 0.095 |
| 25 (OH) VitD (ng/ml) | 21.8 | 19.4 | 0.103 |
| AF recurrence n (%) | 23 (53.5) | 7 (87.5) | 0.073 |
AF=atrial fibrillation; CAD=coronary artery disease; CV=cardioversion; DM=diabetes mellitus; HDL-C=high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HT=hypertension; LA=left atrium; LDL-C=low density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVH=left ventricular hypertrophy; TC=total cholesterol; TG=triglyceride; TSH=thyroid-stimulating hormone; VitD=vitamin D