Table 2. Correlation between hsa-miR-4443 levels and clinical parameters in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and control group.
| Characteristic | AF | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P value | r | P value | |
| Age (years) | 0.027 | 0.763 | -0.182 | 0.070 |
| Men | 0.132 | 0.146 | -0.131 | 0.195 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.098 | 0.298 | -0.104 | 0.303 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.089 | 0.326 | 0.126 | 0.212 |
| LDL-C (mM) | -0.118 | 0.195 | 0.060 | 0.554 |
| HDL-C (mM) | -0.221 | 0.014 | 0.093 | 0.356 |
| TC (mM) | -0.043 | 0.639 | 0.043 | 0.671 |
| TG (mM) | -0.016 | 0.857 | 0.164 | 0.104 |
| PINP (ng/mL) | -0.383 | <0.001 | 0.082 | 0.415 |
| PICP (ng/mL) | -0.202 | 0.025 | -0.160 | 0.111 |
| PIIINP (ng/mL) | -0.181 | 0.045 | -0.070 | 0.487 |
| LAD (mm) | -0.290 | 0.001 | -0.026 | 0.798 |
| LVEF (%) | 0.130 | 0.151 | -0.193 | 0.054 |
BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; PINP: N-terminal type I procollagen propeptides; PICP: carboxyl-terminal peptide from pro-collagen I; PIIINP: N-terminal type III procollagen propeptides; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD: left atrial diameter; r: correlation coefficient. P<0.05 was considered a significant difference.