Table 4.

Cox-Proportional Hazard Model for the Association of the New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation with Clinical Variables (Cohort Study)

Variables	Hazard Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p value
Sex (male; 1, female; 0)	3.29	1.29–8.40	0.013
Older age (age ≥ 65 y; 1, < 65 y; 0)	2.17	0.863–5.46	0.099
CAVI ≥ 8.0 (Yes; 1, No; 0)	5.27	1.60–17.3	0.006

Abbreviation: CAVI, cardio-ankle vascular index.