Table 2.
Clinical characteristics according to the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension.
| AF occurrence (+) (n = 44) |
No AF occurrence (n = 738) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 75.5 ± 10.2 | 69.5 ± 12.4 | 0.001 |
| Male (n, %) | 25 (56.8) | 390 (52.8) | 0.608 |
| DM (n, %) | 17 (38.6) | 223 (30.2) | 0.239 |
| CKD (n, %) | 4 (9.1) | 46 (6.2) | 0.452 |
| Hemodialysis (n, %) | 3 (6.8) | 9 (1.2) | 0.003 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 25 (56.8) | 410 (55.6) | 0.927 |
| CAD (n, %) | 12 (27.3) | 95 (12.9) | 0.007 |
| History of CVA (n, %) | 9 (20.5) | 104 (14.1) | 0.244 |
| Acute CVA (n, %) | 10 (22.7) | 243 (32.9) | 0.160 |
| Chronic HF (n, %) | 5 (11.4) | 29 (3.9) | 0.019 |
| Acute HF (n, %) | 2 (4.5) | 9 (1.2) | 0.069 |
| History of AF (n, %) | 20 (45.5) | 46 (6.2) | < 0.001 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; DM, diabetes mellitus; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; HF, heart failure.