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. 2022 Apr 20;10(4):e33395. doi: 10.2196/33395

Table 2.

Significant variables in univariate analysis.

Characteristics Without MACEa (n=753) With MACE (n=251) Statisticb df P value
Age (years), mean (SD) 63.47 (10.98) 66.82 (11.10) –4.180 1002 <.001
Smoking, n (%) 4.360 1 .04

No 429 (57.0) 124 (49.4)



Yes 324 (43.0) 127 (50.6)


Type of work, n (%) 6.213 1 .013

Physical work 353 (46.9) 95 (37.8)



Mental work 400 (53.1) 156 (62.2)


Course of disease (years since diagnosis), mean (SD) 3.41 (5.11) 5.43 (5.81) –4.930 387.17 <.001
Family history, n (%) 4.387 1 .04

No 693 (92.0) 220 (87.6)



Yes 60 (8.0) 31 (12.4)


Seasonal onset, n (%) 17.920 1 <.001

No obvious seasonality 675 (89.6) 199 (79.3)



Obvious seasonality 78 (10.4) 52 (20.7)


Previous myocardial infarction, n (%) 80.775 1 <.001

No 643 (85.4) 147 (58.6)



Yes 110 (14.6) 104 (41.4)


Dyslipidemia, n (%) 6.659 1 .01

No 681 (90.4) 240 (95.6)



Yes 72 (9.6) 11 (4.4)


Brain infarction, n (%) 24.822 1 <.001

No 671 (89.1) 192 (76.5)



Yes 82 (10.9) 59 (23.5)


Cardiac insufficiency, n (%) 6.249 1 .01

No 712 (94.6) 226 (90.0)



Yes 41 (5.4) 25 (10.0)


TCM c treatment, n (%) 4.489 1 .03

No 570 (75.7) 173 (68.9)



Yes 183 (24.3) 78 (31.1)


Anticoagulant drugs, n (%) 47.408 1 <.001

No 367 (48.7) 185 (73.7)



Yes 386 (51.3) 66 (26.3)


Antiarrhythmic drugs, n (%) 4.123 1 .04

No 703 (93.4) 243 (96.8)



Yes 50 (6.6) 8 (3.2)


Diuretic, n (%) 6.055 1 .01

No 636 (84.5) 195 (77.7)



Yes 117 (15.5) 56 (22.3)


Lansoprazole injection, n (%) 14.381 1 <.001

No 634 (84.2) 235 (93.6)



Yes 119 (15.8) 16 (6.4)


Bleeding events, n (%) 12.446 1 <.001

No 735 (97.6) 233 (92.8)



Yes 18 (2.4) 18 (7.2)


LADd (mm), mean (SD) 36.59 (4.91) 37.70 (5.54) –2.988 1002 .003
LVEFe (%), mean (SD) 52.65 (8.08) 51.31 (8.91) 2.113 395.97 .04
Bypass surgery, n (%) 7.200 1 .007

No 745 (98.9) 242 (96.4)



Yes 8 (1.1) 9 (3.6)


HAMDf, mean (SD) 7.23 (5.26) 9.27 (5.87) –4.877 392.12 <.001
HAMAg, mean (SD) 8.23 (6.59) 11.13 (6.83) –5.979 1002 <.001

aMACE: major adverse cardiovascular events.

bt statistics for continuous variable comparisons and χ2 statistics for categorical variables.

cTCM: traditional Chinese medicine.

dLAD: left atrial diameter.

eLVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.

fHAMD: Hamilton depression scale.

gHAMA: Hamilton anxiety scale.